Online Film Series: Vitalina Varela
Available for one week!
Fri, May 8 - Fri, May 15, 2020
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
Available for one week!
Fri, May 8 - Fri, May 15, 2020
Location: Art Gallery of Hamilton
Join us as we extend the AGH Film Series from our screens to yours! From May 8 to May 15, stream the Locarno Film Festival Best Film Award-winning Portuguese drama Vitalina Varela, from the comfort of your own home.
A plane takes Vitalina from Cape Verde to Portugal for the funeral of her husband, who abandoned her long ago. Through dark Cape Verdean immigrant ghettos, images of postcolonial abandonment and her late husband’s nearly ruined house, she finds herself grieving his promises of a lavish lifestyle. Pedro Costa returns to his shantytown characters with a humane and hopeful eye. The stunning use of chiaroscuro lighting in the claustrophobic interiors, brilliantly composed static shots and a rich colour palette make the film feel like a series of living paintings.
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$7.99 per household – available for 72 hours
For any troubleshooting issues, contact film@artgalleryofhamilton.com
Pedro Costa, Portugal, Cape Verdean, Creole, and Portuguese with English, 124 minutes, 2019.
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky 2010
Tim Whiten (Canadian b. 1941)
laminated and sculpted glass, Gift of the artist, 2015
© Courtesy Tim Whiten