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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary Each citizen of Jotuomba plays an integral role in village life. Madalena is responsible for baking bread; each morning she stacks her rolls as Antonio prepares the coffee. The two share a morning ritual of arguments and insults, followed by an amicable cup of coffee on the bench outside Antonio's shop. At midday the church bells ri...

Directed By: Júlia Murat

Written By: Maria Clara Escobar, Felipe Sholl, Júlia Murat

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 38 m

Found Memories

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Each citizen of Jotuomba plays an integral role in village life. Madalena is responsible for baking bread; each morning she stacks her rolls as Antonio prepares the coffee. The two share a morning ritual of arguments and insults, followed by an amicable cup of coffee on the bench outside Antonio's shop. At midday the church bells ri...

Directed By: Júlia Murat

Written By: Maria Clara Escobar, Felipe Sholl, Júlia Murat

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85
Jun 1, 2012
Even as it depicts a forgotten way of life, Found Memories is already on its way to becoming a relic itself, its glacial, meditative style an anachronism in the 21st century.
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80
May 29, 2012
Initially treated like the parasite she appears to be, over the course of this crisp, gracefully inflected meditation on time's passage, Rita develops the interest in her subjects that turns an image into more than stolen light.
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80
May 29, 2012
Brazilian filmmaker Júlia Murat's first narrative feature is a mesmerizing, slow-build marvel.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW
75
May 29, 2012
Julia Murat shows a fine grasp of form, letting her technique reflect the elements and moods of her story.
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70
May 31, 2012
Its clever final plot twist adds a gratifying jolt of the uncanny to what is otherwise a charming, bittersweet meditation on the passage of time and the equivocal power of images to capture an older world at the moment of its disappearance.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
70
May 29, 2012
Though the focus is on one older woman (effectively played by Sonia Guedes) the film's spirit is embodied by the whole town, which lingers in the memory.
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Production Company Taiga Filmes, MPM Film, CEPA Audiovisual, Bonfilm, Ancine, Programa Ibermedia, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Estudios Quanta, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)
Release Date Jun 1, 2012
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.bodegafilms.com/historias/
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Awards

Fribourg International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
Prêmio Guarani
• 5 Nominations
RiverRun International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

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