Aquarius

2016
16+
2h 26m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,4/10

21 k

MA NOTE

Liretrailer1 min 36 s

1 vidéo

44 photos

Drama

Clara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtimen... Tout lireClara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtiment de 3 étages. Clara veut rester.Clara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtiment de 3 étages. Clara veut rester.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,4/10

21 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 46 victoires et 48 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The film sparked controversy after it received an 18+ rating from Brazil's Ministry of Justice for "explicit sex" and "drugs" - which restricts the film's audiences to people over 18 only. Some thought that the rating was not based solely on the film's contents and viewed it as a sabotage and foul play by the government against the film in an attempt to damage its commercial prospects in retaliation for the film's Cannes protest. On appeal, the film was re-rated to 16+.

Gaffes
When Clara, who is annoyed by the noise from a party in the apartment above, decides to listen to a vinyl record, she picks up Queen's 1978 album "Jazz" and plays the second track, "Fat Bottomed Girls". But what is played is the shorter version of the song (released only as a single in 1978 and on the 1981 compilation "Greatest Hits") instead of the longer version from the album that is clearly shown spinning on the turntable.

Citations
Clara: It's impressive what people say about lack of education, and they always refer to poor people, but lack of manners isn't in poor people, it's in rich, well educated people like you, the elite, who think they are elite, who think they are privileged, who don't stand in line, you know? People like you who took a "business" course, but lack basic human decency, who have no character, you know? No character, no I mean, you do have a character; your character is money, all you've got is your shit-eating smile; that's what you got.

Connexions
Featured in Portraits Fantômes (2023)

Bandes originales
Hoje
Written by Taiguara (as Taiguara Chalar da Silva)
Performed by Taiguara

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Commentaire

Commentaire en vedette

9/10

Aquarius is more than a film, it's an experience.

I did not react to Aquarius session end, I left the movie anaesthetized, not knowing what to think. Complex films like this do not involve value judgments. As the scenes were sat in memory (pictures, lines, track, details), things became more Clear. Clara (Clear, in Portuguese), by the way, is the name of the character of Sonia Braga, an old woman, a retired music critic, who decides to fight against a conglomerate of construction, preventing the building is demolished. With this wisp of plot, the young and talented director Kleber Mendonça, speaks of memory, time, social, loss, resistance, prejudice, ethics, preservation ... It's such a rich work that would need to be watched more times for an accurate and faithful analysis. There are moments of delicacy that made me breath away. The first part of the film, Clara's hair is bright. Unable to hold back tears. Aquarius is authorial film, which does not follow formulas, is not related to cinematographic conventions, is not entertainment. It was done to annoy, make the viewer to think and question. Do not expect the impact of City of God, or the catharsis of Central Station, Aquarius has another footprint.