
“Ifyouhadtochoosebetweenmeandyourmother,whowoulditbe?”Capituasksprovocativelyofherproblematiclover.Elsewhere,theydancetoinaudiblemusic,withtheirfriends,eachcouplekeepingtoarhythmoftheirown.Attimes,thisdepictionofthememoriesweseeoneDomCasmurrocommittopaperwithaflamboyantpenseemstobeaninterplayofconflictingemotions–particularlywhenjealousyraisesitshead.<br/> JúlioBressane,amajorexponentofBrazilianavant-gardecinemaandIFFRFilmMakerinFocusin2000,derivedhismaterialfromthefamousnovelDomCasmurro(1899)byMachadodeAssis,who,likeCasmurro,wastormentedbyepilepsy.Bressanecomposedthisfilmintheformofafrankexplorationofvisualandtheatricalpossibilities;duringamusicalinterlude,theviolinistappearsintheshot.CapituandtheChapterisinterspersedwithfragmentsofBressane’spreviousworksandleavesitselfopentomanyinterpretations.



