DESIRE MACHINE

by Joaquim Castro, Lucas Weglinski

Brazil | 2021 | 110 min. | DCP - 16/9 - Color | English, Portuguese | Drama

Over six decades, Teatro Oficina has done more than revolutionize theatrical language in Brazil: the aesthetic influence of José Celso Martinez Corrêa's company extends from the Tropicalismo movement to the renewal of Brazilian audiovisual languages beginning in the 1960s. The film revisits a history that involves figures such as Caetano Veloso, Glauber Rocha, and Lina Bo Bardi, bringing together performing arts, ecology, architecture, and sexuality, and blending art and life in the pursuit of a truly Brazilian language.

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Key Awards & Honors

• It’s All True – Best Editing Award
• It’s All True – Honorable Mention
• Festival Internacional de Cinema da Fronteira – Special Jury Award
• ABC Award for Best Documentary Editing – Finalist
• Southern Cone International Film Festival (FICCSUR)
• Festival du Cinéma Brésilien de Paris – Official Selection