Trailer Link

Release Date:

November 7, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend, Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.”

Poster: C+ / C / B- / B

Review: Four conventional designs exist for an unconventional film. (#1) The first is very reminiscent of French designs employed in recent years. (#2) Next, we have a poster that pulls a single scene from the film, adds a little distortion and tries to pass it off as art. (#3 & #4) These two posters use a hand-drawn technique that has bothered me in recent years, but work surprisingly well here. Not because it’s not a lame indie hallmark, but because instead of live characters on drawn backgrounds, this tries to mix it up by drawing some elements of the characters themselves. There isn’t a lot of difference between the two, but the closeness and familiarity in the fourth poster is more appealing than the distant qualities of the third.

Trailer: B

Review: Apart from being a forward-thinking narrative, the film doesn’t look too different than your garden variety young-love indie projects. A fascinating, compelling story should overcome any visual shortcomings and the trailer suggests that’s possible.

Oscar Prospects:

Brazil’s entry into the Best Foreign Language Film competition at the Oscars has very strong reviews and positive word of mouth. If it can make it to the final shortlist, it could very well be nominated. A win doesn’t seem likely at this juncture.

Revisions:

(November 2, 2014) Original

Additional Posters

Poster #2Poster #3Poster #4