A idade da pedra
Ana Vaz
France, Brazil | 2013 | 29 min
Language : Portuguese
Subtitles : English, French
A journey into unknown territory in Brazil leads us to discover a monumental structure and immerses us in the forms and texture of stone. This film, inspired by the construction of the country’s modern capital, is a science-fiction documentary, an astonishing object standing between the cinema of Glauber Rocha and the visual arts. A visionary vertigo that will take your breath away.
The exploration of an unknown territory in Brazil allows us to discover a monumental structure, petrified in the heart of the savannah. Inspired by this journey, the film reinvents the construction of Brasilia, the country’s modern and messianic capital. Through the geological traces leading to this monument, it tells a story of exploration, prophecy and myth. The filmmaker introduces it thus: “In the year 3000, following the prophecy that announced the birth of an urban utopian construction, archaeologists began to dig in the sand that had buried the promised city. (…) What they found was the result of the mix of a shamanic spirit with old capitalist thinking. (…) A memory of the past and a vision of the future.” Immersed in the forms, structure and texture of stone, the film is a science-fiction documentary, an astonishing object somewhere between the cinema of Glauber Rocha and the visual arts. Experience a visionary vertigo that you will watch breathless.
Luciano Barisone
