House of Sand, The

Brazil 2005, 115 minutes
Dir. Andrucha Waddington
In Portuguese with English subtitles
Rating: [R]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra

Aroview: Rapturous cinematography transforms this melodramatic saga of three generations of women stranded in Brazil’s inhospitable Maranhão region, into something strikingly reminiscent of WOMAN OF THE DUNES. Montenegro and Torres, as real-life mother and daughter, lend gravitas to the film's largely thankless, ill-fated roles.

NZ International Film Festival 2006