In 2011, I visited Mrs. Deni Prata Jardim, the last representative of the Casa das Minas (House of Minas) in Northern Brazil. Among other things, Deni told me the story of the foundation of the house, during the slavery period. Among the slaves, there was a priestess from Dahomey, where she used to be a queen, and worshiped African voodoos. Lacking authorization to practice their worship, the slaves hid in a shed, which has become over the years the House of Minas.Rafael Urban
Manoel de Oliveira
PARALLEL SCREEN / MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA FRÔLER L’ÉTERNITÉ
"NON", OU A VÃ GLÓRIA DE MANDAR "NON", OU LA VAINE GLOIRE DE COMMANDER Portugal, 1990, Colour, 35mm, Dolby Stereo, 110’
Original version : portuguese Script : Manoel de Oliveira, with the advice of P. João Marques Photography : Elso Roque Editing : Manoel de Oliveira, Sabine Franel Music : Alejandro Masso. Sound : Gita Ceveira Casting : Luis Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Miguel Guilherme, Luis Lucas Production : Paulo Branco
O VELHO DO RESTELO LE VIEILLARD DU RESTELO Portugal, France, 2014, Colour, HD, 19’ Original version : portuguese Photography : Renato Berta Editing : Valérie Loiseleux Music : José Luís Borges Coelho Sound : Henri Maïkoff Casting : Diogo Dória, Luis Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Mário Barroso Production : Luis Urbano, Sandro Aguilar, O Som e a Fúria Distribution : Epicentre Films