Cinema Cellar

John From NLA

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Collection: CAV
Format: DVD
Year: 2015
Director: João Nicolau
Genre: Foreign
Cast: Julia Palha, Clara Riedenstein, Filipe Vargas
Runtime: 99
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: 2018-08-21
Description

15-year-old Rita spends her summer days flooding the balcony of her apartment, gossiping with her best friend, and avoiding her ex-boyfriend. After Rita visits an exhibition on Melanesia culture photographed by her older handsome neighbor she develops a crush that propels her into a world where fantasy and reality collide in modern day Portugal. Directed by one of the country’s leading auteurs in gorgeous 16mm JOHN FROM is a “truly original, enchanting ode to adolescence and fantasy” (Mubi).