Abry
7.6
At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the risk to her life, Lúcia, laconic, tells the doctor: 'Then open it'. This is the second time she has undergone bypass surgery. From this gesture, the documentary Abry was born (with y, sign of the unconscious, according to the nomenclature invented by his son, Glauber Rocha). To relate her memories, she invites filmmaker Joel Pizzini, who offers his mini camera as an instrument to amplify Lúcia's imagination. Abry is a poetic dive into Lúcia Rocha's fabulous universe, reconstructing her trajectory in Brazilian cinema through sounds, images and characters with whom she lived closely.
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Cast
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Lúcia Rocha
Self
Also in
The Red Light Bandit
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro
Pierre Verger
Self
Joel Pizzini
João Rocha
Glauber Rocha
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Claro
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
Anecy Rocha
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Lyre of Delight
Brazil Year 2000
Ava Rocha
(voice)
Also in
Memória da memória
Night
Jards Macalé
(voice)
Also in
Amazônia
A Summer in Rildas
Raul Seixas
(voice)
Also in
Ritmo Alucinante
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll
Naná Vasconcelos
(voice)
Also in
The Castaways of Turtle Island
Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010)
Odete Lara
(voice)
Known for
Antonio das Mortes
Hugo Carvana
(voice)
Known for
God Is Brazilian
Entranced Earth
Joel Pizzini Director · Paloma Rocha Director Renata Terra Editor
First release March 20, 2003 · Produced in Brazil · Production Polofilmes
Production
Paloma Rocha Produções Artísticas e Cinematográficas Ltda.
Production
Polofilmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · March 20, 2003
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No release date listed for United States.
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