1st Time 16mm
"They wanted to make a film..."
Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings of their first film, which unrolls between Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid.
"They wanted to make a film..."
Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings of their first film, which unrolls between Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid.
Rui Goulart
Miguel
João D'Ávila
Himself
Marisa Paredes
Herself
António Victorino de Almeida
Himself
Miguel Borges
Editor
Ana Afonso
Leonel Brito
Nicolete Fernandes
Alfredo Fragateiro
Pai da Ana
Miguel, a debutant director, and his young team live a series of tribulations during the shootings of their first film, which unrolls between Lisbon, Venice, Paris and Madrid.
Se conhecêssemos tão bem o cinema português como o de outros países, talvez este "1.ª Vez 16mm" fosse o nosso filme de culto: o The Room português, que é ainda mais fascinante que a obra de Tommy Wiseau. Tudo correu tão mal, que nos states o filme de Rui Goulart foi considerado experimental. Mas não: entre tanta coisa estranha há que contemplar os simbolismos bizarros que polvilham todo o filme, a forma muito, muito deprimente com que o realizador lida com a história pseudo-autobiográfica que queria contar, e os constrangedores momentos de autocrítica, em que o autor goza/santifica - o espectador escolhe - os seus métodos de produção, que passam por enviar cartas para toda e qualquer empresa disposta a pagar uns cobres para aparecer durante uns segundos de película (vemo-lo a ir aos correios proceder ao envio desses pedidos), não pagar à equipa técnica e viver de filmagens dominadas por um constante..."improviso". E há muito mais, neste espécime de filme hilariante (cuidado para não se engasgarem), extraordinariamente mal feito (não há nada que se salve), e que foi uma das experiências mais perturbadoras que tive na minha vida. Preparem-se para um festival de nonsense acidental, (não encontrem respostas para nada em parte alguma desta fita), um daqueles acidentes que dá prazer ver do início ao fim.
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