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8.3

Aquarius (2016)

Aquarius
Running time: 140 min. | Genre: Drama, Family, Psychological Drama, Melodrama
Aquarius

Synopsis

Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Avenida Boa Viagem, Recife. All the neighboring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.

Nominations & Awards

Mar del Plata Film Festival

  • Best Actress - Silver Astor (Sonia Braga) WINNER
  • Audience Award WINNER
  • Best Film - Golden Astor NOMINATED

César Award

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Platino

Independent Spirit

  • Best Foreign Language Film NOMINATED

Cannes Film Festival

  • Golden Palm - Best Film NOMINATED

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize

  • Best Picture WINNER
  • Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) WINNER
  • Best Music (Score) WINNER
  • Best Leading Actress (Sonia Braga) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actress (Maeve Jinkings) NOMINATED
  • Best Supporting Actor (Irandhir Santos) NOMINATED
  • Best Production Design NOMINATED
  • Best Visual Effects NOMINATED
  • Best Fiction Film Editing NOMINATED
  • Best Original Screenplay NOMINATED
  • Best Sound NOMINATED

Havana Film Festival

  • International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) WINNER
  • SIGNIS Award WINNER
  • Grand Coral - First Prize (Best Film) NOMINATED
  • Best Leading Actress (Sonia Braga) NOMINATED

Ariel

  • Best Hispano American Film NOMINATED

Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci)

  • Golden Spike - Best Film NOMINATED

Details

Original title

Aquarius

Director

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Producer

CinemaScópio Produções, SBS Productions, Globo Filmes, VideoFilmes, Estudios Quanta, Agência Nacional do Cinema, BNDES

Running time

140 min.

Screenwriter

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Music

Varios

Cinematography

Pedro Sotero, Fabricio Tadeu

Year

2016

Country

Brazil Brazil

Ranking

IMDb
7.8
Metacritic
8.8
Unopeliculas
8.3

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