Description
Synopsis:
Elderly people used to gather every day in the romantic gardens of the Catete Palace, formerly Brazil’s Presidential Palace and currently the Museum of the Republic in Rio de Janeiro.
After sunset, old men and women, to the accompaniment of musical instruments, would tell each other the meaning of life through love songs.
This film is a portrait of their lust for life, suddenly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
About the director:
Sérgio Tréfaut was born in Brazil in 1965.
After a Master in Philosophy at the Sorbonne
University (Paris), he started to work in Lisbon. Eventually he became a producer and a film director. His documentaries were internationally awarded and screened in more than 40 countries. His first fiction Journey to Portugal (2011) with Mariade Medeiros and Isabel Ruth also received several awards.