Good Manners
(As boas maneiras)
Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
2018 | 135 minutes | Brazil
When lonely nurse Clara is hired as a nanny by wealthy Ana, she hardly expects the dark secrets which will engulf all that they hold dear.
Synopsis
When lonely nurse Clara (Isabél Zuaa) is hired as a nanny by wealthy Ana (Marjorie Estiano), she hardly expects anything like the friendship she finds with the lonely, pregnant woman. However, both women have dark secrets which will engulf all that they hold dear.
Reviews
"Some genre films are enjoyable to watch but leave no trace in the brain’s synapses, whereas others dig deeper, playing with fantasy elements to address issues that matter in the real world, where mythical creatures (and superheroes for that matter) don’t exist. Good Manners falls into that latter category, thanks to the diligence shown by writer-directors Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who use werewolf mythology to comment on class, difference, and desire." — Jay Weissberg, Variety
"An unnerving werewolf tale that explores themes of motherhood and otherness, sometimes suggesting a retelling of Frankenstein. But with a werewolf. Yet for all the blood and gore, this is a quiet, gentle story…” —Village Voice
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Main credits
Rojas, Juliana (film director)
Rojas, Juliana (screenwriter)
Dutra, Marco (film director)
Dutra, Marco (screenwriter)
Jonescu, Maria (film producer)
Silveira, Sara (film producer)
Duboin, Clément (film producer)
Corvez, Frédéric (film producer)
Isabél Zuaa (actor)
Estiano, Marjorie (actor)
Lobo, Miguel (actor)
Other credits
Director of photography, Rui Poças; editor, Caetano Gotardo; music, Guilherme Garbato, Gustavo Garbato.
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Festivals
Austin Film Festival - Fantastic Features; Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema - Jury Special Mention; Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Best Picture; Gérardmer Film Festival - Best Film; Janela do Recife International Film Festival - Best Image
DIRECTOR: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Fiction, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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