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InspiredbythenamesoftwentytownsinthestateofMinasGerais,Brazil,thisbeautifullyphotographedmontageusesaccidentaldiscoveryasanorganizingprincipletocreateapoemfromeverydaylife.72mins.InPortuguesewithEnglishsubtitles.NewYorkpremiere.<br/> Inspiredbytheevocativenamesof20citiesinthestateofMinasGerais,Brazil,filmmakersCaoGuimaraesandPabloLobatouniquelymeldacinematicpoemandanatypicaltravelogueintheirfilm...Inspiredbytheevocativenamesof20citiesinthestateofMinasGerais,Brazil,filmmakersCaoGuimaraesandPabloLobatouniquelymeldacinematicpoemandanatypicaltravelogueintheirfilmAcidente.GuimaraesandLobatovisiteachcityandunobtrusivelyfilmslicesoflife,fromareligiousprocessioninVirgemdaLapa(VirginoftheRock),tothenighttimeactivityatalonegasstationinOlhosd'Agua(WateryEyes),towomensweepingtheroadinEntreFolhas(BetweenLeaves).Theseindividualpicturepostcardsformalargertapestryrevealingthediversityofthepeople,locations,andculturesoftheregion,whiletheplacenamesgraduallyunitetobecomealiteralandexpressivepoemonthescreen.Asthetitlesuggests,muchofwhatisfilmedhappensbychance,highlightingtheunpredictabilityoflife,evenastheportraitsofthevariouscitiespalpablyreflecttheirnamesandtheirassimilationintothefilmmakers'lyricalstructure.Purposeandaccident,andtextandimage,mergetoexploredifferentfacetsoflifeinthesecities,whereagreatdealtakesplaceoffcamera,inthemarginsoftheframe,orintheshadows.Localmusicandalternatingfilmandvideofootagefurtherindividualizeeachcity,creatingastrongsenseofplace.AcidenterewardstheviewerwiththejoyofdiscoveringnotonlyGuimaraesandLobato'spoemasitcomestogether,linebyline,butalsothepeopleandplacesofMinasGerais,citybycity.
