Found Memories

Brazil

Exquisitely photographed curiosity. A remote mountain village, mostly abandoned since the end of the rubber boom days, is inhabited by old people, remnants, those who forgot to die. Their routines are unvarying, methodical. One day a young female photographer shows up, brings new life to the town and gradually pulls out the residents' stories.

More a tone poem than a film...a visual feast with low light, shadows, pinhole cameras...really a first rate tribute to the art of photography. The story, although extremely slow, did become moving as we spent time with these folks. The resolution was both quiet and perfect.

A little-known gem with no commercial potential.

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