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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • FiGa Films
  • 2 h 27 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • FiGa Films
  • 2 h 27 m
Our Beloved Month of August

Summary In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer, and make babies. Our Beloved Month of August is an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows ...

Directed By: Miguel Gomes

Written By: Telmo Churro, Mariana Ricardo, Miguel Gomes

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • FiGa Films
  • 2 h 27 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • FiGa Films
  • 2 h 27 m

Our Beloved Month of August

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer, and make babies. Our Beloved Month of August is an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows ...

Directed By: Miguel Gomes

Written By: Telmo Churro, Mariana Ricardo, Miguel Gomes

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
75% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
75% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Jul 18, 2017
There’s neither pity nor sentimentality in Gomes’s populism; the highest strain of modern humanism faces up to the first person.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
100
Jul 18, 2017
Recalling the provocative docu-fictions of Abbas Kiarostami and Jia Zhangke, Our Beloved Month of August offers meta-textual manna for adventurous cinemagoers while remaining exhilaratingly true to its sunny, provincial roots.
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90
Jul 18, 2017
Transparently a movie about a group of filmmakers who attempt to possess a particular location, Our Beloved Month relaxes into a meditation on the mysteries of place, personality, and process.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 18, 2017
Our ­Beloved Month Of August is a real one-off: ­eccentric and singular and ­cerebral: an arthouse event, yes, but also witty and emotionally engaged. I found myself thinking about it for days afterwards – and smiling a very great deal. Try it.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 18, 2017
Gomes contemplates the many human dimensions wavering under the surface of this town, whether it’s the mythologies crowding a town’s gossip session or the tall tales flooding rants at a local bar. This is a collective voice of character rather than a dry document of reality.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2017
Despite its creator’s puckish charm, the movie occasionally sputters and detours down dead ends. Still, the promise on display is impressive; consider the film a calling card from someone to keep a very close eye on.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 18, 2017
The whole turns out to be less than the sum of its elegantly constructed and cleverly uncategorizable parts.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Shellac Sud, O Som e a Fúria
Release Date Sep 3, 2010
Duration 2 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.shellac-altern.org/Joomla/HTML/aout/FFmois_aoutsyn.html
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Awards

Valdivia International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Las Palmas Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Guadalajara International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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