Swirl ((Girimunho))

A Teia Filmes, Dezenove Som e Imagenes Producoes, Eddie Saeta, Autentika Films production. (Worldwide sales: Urban Distribution Intl., Montreuil, France.) Created by Sara Silveira, Luana Melgaco, Luis Minarro, Paulo p Carvalho, Gudula Meinzolt. Executive producers, Luana Melgaco, Maria Ionescu. Directed by Helvecio Marins Junior., Clarissa Campolina. Script, Felipe Braganca.With: Maria Sebastiana Martins Alvaro, Maria p Conceicao Gomes p Moura, Luciane Soares da Silva, Luciene Soares da Silva, Wanderson Soares da Silva, Amilton Pereira da Silva. (Portuguese dialogue)The patina of attractive poverty suffuses "Swirl," Helvecio Marins Junior. and Clarissa Campolina's beautifully lensed debut that has "festival art film" written throughout. Occur a rural village within the condition of Minas Gerais, the pic foregrounds local color because it informs of the seniors lady dealing with the sudden lack of her husband. It is a formula Euro film funds can't get an adequate amount of: under developed country, impoverished locale, elliptical storytelling and aestheticized falling apart walls. Pictures are unquestionably lovely, but "Swirl" feels as though artistic photo-reportage in moving image form. Nevertheless, fests and streaming sites will pounce. A remarkable opening in a village dance, using the camera in the middle of the movement, testifies towards the abilities of d.p. Ivo Lopes Araujo. When her husband dies, Bastu (Maria Sebastiana Martins Alvaro) is cared for by her three grandchildren, all close with gran but requiring to begin their lives. Progressively, Bastu clears out hubby's things: There is a beautiful scene of garments floating within the river, the environment pockets backpacking them out before sinking. Like a lot of the pic, it is very pleasing to the attention but additionally fetishizes "another.InchDigital camera (color), Ivo Lopes Araujo editor, Marina Meliande music O Grivo production/costume designer, Thais p Campo. Examined at Venice Film Festival (Horizons), Sept. 5, 2011 (Also in Toronto Film Festival -- Visions San Sebastian Film Festival -- Latin Horizons.) Running time: 87 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com