The Memory Thread

Directed by Eduardo Coutinho
1991    1h 55m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
7.97.6
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.

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Cast of The Memory Thread

  • Milton GonçalvesNarrator
  • Ferreira GullarNarrator
  • Benedita da SilvaHerself
  • Aniceto do ImpérioHimself
  • Bira PresidenteHimself
  • UbiranyHimself
  • Eduardo CoutinhoHimself (Voice) / Director
  • Carlos CachaçaHimself
  • Eduardo EscorelExecutive Producer
  • Lauro EscorelExecutive Producer
  • Adrian CooperDirector Of Photography
  • Sérgio GoldenbergAssistant Director
  • Gilberto SanteiroEditor
  • Heron AlencarSound Mixer
  • Hercília CardilloSound Editor

 

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