Also Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho
A film photo-montage about an old house that belonged to a traditional local family that was later demolished.
Middle class man surrounded by fear and paranoia become prisoner of his own world.
A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set.
Shining Sex features five poetic visions of sexual ecstasy by filmmakers Hadzihalilovic, Sion Sono, directorial duo Cattet and Forzani, Mandico and Mendonça Filho. The storylines range from a young man who falls in love with a mermaid to lovers who abandon themselves to sensual pleasure in a dance hall in Brazil.
First short film by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, released in 1995.
A mother gives her daughter a box full of old, coloured little vinyl records. The daughter may listen to them, but she should never, ever, play the green one.
Life in a middle-class neighbourhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbour’s dog. A slice of ‘Braziliana’, a reflection on history, violence and noise.
