O Fio da Memória
Documentary
⭐ 7.9 / 10(97)
An essay on the imagination, cultural identity and prejudice against black people, focusing on the work of Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos, salt mine worker and semi-illiterate black artist who has built, in São Pedro d'Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Casa da Flor (House of the Flower), made of objects found in the trash.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Released
- 1991
Details
Release year: 1991
Storyline
An essay on the imagination, cultural identity and prejudice against black people, focusing on the work of Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos, salt mine worker and semi-illiterate black artist who has built, in São Pedro d'Aldeia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Casa da Flor (House of the Flower), made of objects found in the trash.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 4 credits →- Benedita da Silva — Self
- Milton Gonçalves — Narrator
- Ferreira Gullar — Narrator