Within the past years, even though the Brazilian movie industry stalled, I believe that, along with actors, I have broadened
my cinematographic vocabulary. This is a hard thing to deal within Brazil since there is no regularity of work. The only
way to learn cinema is by doing it. The way in which I found to deal with this obstacle is to constantly teach. To teach
actors and actresses, creating scenes or even exercises, through this I would have them deal with the camera. This also taught
me a number of things about dealing with actors and actresses. Specially important, in this movie where I had to deal with
a young girl as well as with elder actors. I had to create a magical atmosphere not only through the set design and the locations
in which the movie was shot, but specially among actors, actresses, their characters and these settings. For me this was
a tremendous adventure, to be able to balance myself within these circumstances.
The reason why I bring this up is because a comeback of the Brazilian cinema is said to be occurring in Brazil. What defines
this comeback? Is it because there is more financial support from the government, or laws that protect the film maker's work?
I don't think the comeback is solely due to, these issues. I think this revival is more related to certain personal growths
within film makers. It doesn't matter if you have money to make a movie if you don't have the capacity to make it. To me
this comeback serves as an opportunity to confirm my abilities to truly achieve a revival of the Brazilian cinema. This comeback
doesn't surprise me. I was ready for it. I think who works as a film maker, should always be searching to develop their
internal abilities. Film making is a very complex art form, for it encompasses various forms of expression. It doesn't matter
if there is a market for the cinema, it is necessary to be confident in order to develop your ideas.
Speaking of a comeback, let's talk about your next project. You mentioned earlier that it's a story which will be related
to the Bossa Nova era, during the '60s.
The first thing that came to mind, was that I wanted to make a light movie. I always do movies with heavy atmospheres, I
try to make something light but it ends up becoming a heavy and dramatic movie. So my initial impulse was to speak of myself.
What I lived, what I saw, my generation in general. At that time when the Bossa Nova was being created, there was
a quest among my generation. We believed that art could change the world, or at least recreate a country. This was the basic
philosophy for us at the time. This ideology is constantly present for me. However through out the years I saw my friends
disappearing, leaving the country, dying, giving up and yet the music that was produced at that time did breakthrough. The
Bossa Nova was well accepted on an international level, contrary to film and even architecture, which was another form
of expression that abided to this ideology, this dream.
The films of that time were quite arrogant to wards this discourse. Film makers truly wanted to recreate the country. Movies,
in a certain way, dictated rules to the country and that didn't please many people, even though those movies were assertive.
