Alma Viva
Cristèle Alves Meira / PT, FR, BE, 2022 / 88 min.
The first feature-length fiction film by French-Portuguese filmmaker Cristèle Alves Meira is a powerful portrait of the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter in a Portuguese mountain village. Following her grandmother’s death, granddaughter Salomé notices that magical forces are being released.
Every summer nine-year-old Salomé, daughter of Fátima who lives in France, goes to the mountainous region of Trás-os-Montes in Portugal. There she spends the holidays with the matriarch of the family, her beloved grandmother Avó.
Pre-screening
Prior to the screening of Alma Viva, you will see the short film Sunshine Motel (6') by Rosita Wolkers. In this 2021 youth film, seven-year-old Roos is on vacation with her mother when she wakes up alone in the Sunshine Motel in the morning. Roos also intends to enjoy her day, eat ice cream, swim in the sea and go to the children's disco - with or without her mother. But it remains difficult to hold on to that holiday illusion. When night falls, Roos makes a rigorous decision.
Details
Director
Cristèle Alves Meira
Production year
2022
Country
PT, FR, BE
Original title
Alma Viva
Length
88 min.
Language
Portuguese, French
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
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