ANTES, O VERÃO (BEFORE, THE SUMMER)
dir. Gerson Tavares, 1968
80 min. Brazil.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 - 730PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - 730PM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 - 10:00PM

Two of the greatest actors in the history of Brazilian cinema (Jardel Filho and Norma Bengell) pair together in a tale of doomed-love influenced by American film noir. Antes, o Verão (1968) was considered a lost film until it was rescued by film archivist Rafael de Luna Friere who managed to restore the film through government funding in Rio. Since its re-discovery, the film has had an impact on reshaping what scholars/cinephiles think about 60s Brazilian cinema, which had evident occupations beyond the revolutionary styles and ponderings of Cinema Novo. Spectacle Theater is pleased to collaborate with Cinelimite on the first ever US screening of one of the most lyrically haunting Brazilian films of the 60s in a brand new DCP.

Special thanks to Cinelimite, Rafael de Luna Freire, & Rodrigo Tavares