Stormy Refuge: Motion Picture in Cannes Festival's Un Certain Regard Section, Co-Produced by Romans
Title: Portuguese Director Pedro Pinho's Film, I Only Rest in the Storm, Joins Cannes Un Certain Regard Selection, Unveiling a Gripping Exploration of Neocolonialism, Identity, and Climate Anxiety
In a fascinating turn of events, Pedro Pinho's latest film, I Only Rest in the Storm, has made its way into the prestigious Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section. This auteur-driven segment showcases emerging trends, fresh perspectives, and innovative cinematic narratives from around the globe.
I Only Rest in the Storm boasts a tri-national production, co-produced by Still Moving (France), Bubbles Project (Brazil), and Bucharest-based deFilm, with Uma Pedra no Sapato and Terratreme Filmes (Portugal) producing the project.
The film's director, Pedro Pinho, has previously stamped his mark in the cinematic world with award-winning works such as A Fábrica de Nada and Um Fim do Mundo. A graduate of the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, ENS - Louis Lumière, and London Film School at the C. Gulbenkian Foundation, Pinho is also the co-founder of Terratreme Filmes.
With I Only Rest in the Storm, Pinho wanted to build upon the experiment initiated in A Fábrica de Nada, delving deeper into the investigation of a collective wound—the neocolonial frontier. This movie is, at its core, a captivating tale of encounters, disappearances, and unequal expectations, offering an intriguing exploration of escape routes, both on a personal and political level.
According to Ioana Lascăr, deFilm's producer, I Only Rest in the Storm presents a thrilling narrative and visual adventure, delving into the intricate dynamics of an expatriate community while highlighting themes such as neocolonialism, the search for identity, and climate anxiety.
For more information about the films selected in both the main competition and the Un Certain Regard section this year, feel free to check out this link. (Photo: deFilm)
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(Footnote: Pedro Pinho's O Riso e a Faca (I Only Rest in the Storm) delves deep into themes like neocolonialism, identity, climate anxiety, and more. Set in West Africa, the narrative explores an environmental engineer’s interactions with locals, enabling critical analysis of disparities in post-colonial relationships and power structures. The story also tackles the complexity of interpersonal relationships within a multicultural setting, examining issues such as cultural displacement and belonging. On a broader level, the film reflects modern anxieties about sustainability and human impact on vulnerable regions. The engineer's role acts as a conduit for examining identity, while the absurdist narrative and ironic tone provide sharp commentary on media manipulation, masculinity, and institutional power. The narrative's central mystery around a missing predecessor serves to confront existential ambiguities and the fragility of human agency in bureaucratic or exploitative systems. The visual journey and multinational production further emphasize themes of global interconnectedness and shared historical legacies.)
- Pedro Pinho's latest film, I Only Rest in the Storm, produced by Uma Pedra no Sapato and Terratreme Filmes in Portugal, among others, exhibits a captivating exploration of neocolonialism, identity, and climate anxiety, especially within the context of an expatriate community.
- The Portuguese director, Pedro Pinho, who is also the co-founder of Terratreme Filmes, has showcased his talent in screenwriting and movie-making in films like I Only Rest in the Storm, A Fábrica de Nada, and Um Fim do Mundo, which have respectively delved into neocolonial frontiers, personal and political escape routes, and intricate dynamics of society.
- As the film festivals season arrives, I Only Rest in the Storm has been selected to join the prestigious Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section, offering an insightful study of the dynamics of the entertainment industry, with focus on Portuguese cinema and its global influence.
