A story about a man who hopes to see something extraordinary. Based upon the book of Henry James.
Acting
Paulo Betti's crushing restraint as a man frozen by his own ambition.
Direction
Giardini and Betti's intimate, suffocating staging.
Writing
James's devastating psychological precision, barely updated.
Director
Eliane Giardini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Brazilian adaptation of Henry James, transplanting European class anxiety to São Paulo's intellectual circles.
Real-life couple Giardini and Betti co-directed; their domestic intimacy bleeds into the film's suffocating relationships.
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