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This new series brings contemporary films, including documentaries and narrative movies, each emphasizing the diversity and expressiveness of Brazilian cinema. Movies are in Portuguese with English subtitles. This month we'll view Arábia, a fable-like road movie about a young man who sets off on a ten-year journey in search of a better life.Andre, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, Andre stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Arábia begins — or, rather, transforms. As Andre reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves. The film is one hour and 37minutes long and is rated PG-13.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto, CA,Palo Alto, California, United States
