Gerson Tavares
Nacimiento : , São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
From a screening of "Antes, o Verão" (1968) in the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Artes of Rio de Janeiro, in 2005, "Reencontro com o Cinema" follows the rediscovery of the life and works of filmmaker Gerson Tavares, who hadn't worked with cinema in 30 years.
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Gerson Tavares interviews fishermen and observes the traditional fishing activity in danger of extinction.
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The documentary discusses the importance of artistic teaching in the elementary school curriculum, showing the role of the arts - be it music, painting, sculpture, theater or cinema - in the training of students.
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One Saturday night at a Rio carnival. Filmed in the famous 'Elite', using direct sound, it faithfully documents all the stages of the party: the preparation of the hall, the bar, the regulars, the orchestra, the music, the dance and the characteristic types, all forming a large panel popular power and poetry.
Screenplay
A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is a symbol of his personal achievements. But as the wind, the salt and the sand threaten to invade the breaches of the house, their marriage begins to crumble. And like a bad omen, a mysterious murder takes place in the vicinity.
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A middle-aged man builds a summer house in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro. Married to a beautiful woman, father of two and successful career, the house is a symbol of his personal achievements. But as the wind, the salt and the sand threaten to invade the breaches of the house, their marriage begins to crumble. And like a bad omen, a mysterious murder takes place in the vicinity.
Story
An existentialist drama that narrates one night in the life of a couple formed by an architect and university professor who has just left his job and a modern married woman, interested in a casual love affair.
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An existentialist drama that narrates one night in the life of a couple formed by an architect and university professor who has just left his job and a modern married woman, interested in a casual love affair.
Production Design
Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.
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Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they will blackmail an uncle of Vavá by taking compromising photos of his lover, Leda.
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Documentary about the works
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A trip made by Gerson Tavares in 1949, when he was a painting student, accompanying the São Francisco River from the Northeast region to Southeast Brazil, showing the authentic and backward interior of the country.
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The construction of the Brasilia dream is blurred in precious scenes that preceded the opening of the city, filmed as sombre. What will be the future of these buildings and monuments? What will become of the future of these workers?
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Institutional film made for Petrobras in 1958, through a public announcement, about the company's actions for the training of technicians specialized in petroleum engineering.
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Institutional film made for Petrobras in 1958, through a public announcement, about the company's actions for the training of technicians specialized in petroleum engineering.
