Documentary | Brazil 2019
Swiss premiere
OV w. Eng. ST | 75′ | Bárbara Paz
Hector Babenco, Regina Braga, Willem Dafoe, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson
Talk mit Bárbara Paz
Houdini
Online-Edition
Hector Babenco directed unconventional works such as Pixote and the Oscar-winning drama Kiss of the Spider Woman. Here, the cancer-stricken director is accompanied by his wife, actress Bárbara Paz, as death draws near. She brings his works back to life and gives him space for philosophical reflections on filmmaking as an extension of existence. A full, artistically sensitive and life-celebrating black-and-white homage to a fascinating personality and his impressive art.
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2019 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Best Documentary
2020 GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Best Film
2020 MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Documentary