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Joao Rosas Creates His Very Own Map of Lisbon in ‘The Luminous Life’ – and Makes a Case for Cinema as an ‘Act of Kindness’
Director João Rosas talks Lisbon, Karlovy Vary contender ‘The Luminous Life’ and rejecting the idea of Portuguese 'saudade.'
In “ The Luminous Life,” Portuguese director João Rosas shows off his hometown Lisbon – but chances are, you won’t recognize it. Even though it’s a very specific social context, white middle-class in a European country, it talks of very universal feelings or stages in life.” Confusion and uncertainty, while heartbreaking, can also be funny, stresses Rosas, rejecting the idea of Portuguese saudade, a feeling of sadness and melancholy often described by writers.
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