Vitalina Varela (2019)
A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Directed By: Pedro Costa
Written By: Pedro Costa, Vitalina Varela
Starring: Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito, Marina Alves Domingues, Imídio Monteiro
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Vitalina Varela belongs to 11 collections
1. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
2. Golden Leopard (Locarno) (public: moderated by Thegoodboy - 1 star)
3. Best of criticker: 2019 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr)
4. 63rd BFI London Film Festival (2019) ☑ (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
5. 30th Stockholm International Film Festival (2019) ☑ (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
6. 43rd Portland International Film Festival (2020) ☐ (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
7. Djross 2019 top ten (private: djross)
8. Cast aAwayAdam (private: rnest)
9. Sight & Sound 50 Best Films of 2019 (private: TychoCelchuu)
10. TIFF Cinematheque: The Best of the Decade: (private: Thegoodboy)
11. The AV Club's 25 Best Films of 2020 (private: TychoCelchuu)
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| Feb 23 |  |
clowngirl | 78 75% |
| Feb 11 |  |
M_A | 94 99% |
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Make no mistake, this is a masterpiece, the shots are monumental, the characterization the shots achieve is monumental, and the intense focus Costa maintains on the most marginalized people in the literally darkest corners of society is laudable and singular. Slow cinema rarely lends its services to such humanistic pursuits, and this is the rare film that can shake those of us endowed with privilege out of the comfortable cocoons we have made for ourselves, at least briefly.
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| Feb 10 |  |
sacmersault | 69 43% |
| Feb 04 | rospo | 40 13% |
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| Jan 31 | amir725 | 70 13% |
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| Jan 30 | tde | 81 85% |
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| Jan 30 | aaytekin | 78 83% |
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| Jan 26 |  |
biftek | 80 76% |
| Jan 24 | mikeparasol | 87 79% |
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| Jan 22 | dracular | 90 94% |
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| Jan 18 |  |
cryteno | 6 34% |
| Jan 15 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 100 95% |
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Esse lugar a que Vitalina chega, e em que nós, como espectadores, estamos inseridos desde antes de sua chegada, é escuro e restrito, fracamente iluminado por uma luz que vem de fora (da janela ou acima e além dos muros e paredes), mas esse fora, esse espaço além do quadro, nunca é localizado. [Full Review]
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| Jan 13 | strangelime | 90 82% |
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| Jan 06 |  |
Ringshifter | 83 85% |
| Jan 01 | slechepar | 71 37% |
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| Jan 01 | nunobar | 86 83% |
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| Dec 30, 2020 |  |
moraesfelipe | 85 92% |
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Men can't even fix a damn roof. Expressive, somewhat larger than life and intimate film 'about' hopelessness and sense of displacement with so many ruins and shadows. Few, but precious lines. She comes back only to find sorrow and what her husband did in these years away from her and her simple but cosy life at Cabo Verde -- arrested, drunk, played cards, made some friends in prison and in bars. Local priest can't even pray. Every man is a ghost. The only alive person in the world is Vitalina.
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| Dec 29, 2020 |  |
REdotcom | 35 85% |
| Dec 25, 2020 |  |
rafaelbastos | 93 88% |
| Dec 18, 2020 |  |
fabiovisnadi | 92 90% |
| Dec 18, 2020 |  |
walkabout | 65 53% |
| Dec 15, 2020 |  |
gorkemoge | 20 4% |
| Dec 11, 2020 |  |
TechnoPop | 75 71% |
| Dec 09, 2020 | mehmetcoskun | 85 82% |
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| Dec 05, 2020 |  |
devrimozkan | 61 48% |
| Nov 27, 2020 | unexj | 83 49% |
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| Nov 15, 2020 |  |
alpozdemir | 69 15% |
| Nov 04, 2020 |  |
ManInBlack | 5 11% |
| Nov 01, 2020 | wimcalp | 40 14% |
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| Oct 25, 2020 | knives | 64 23% |
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| Oct 21, 2020 |  |
JakeAesthete | 57 55% |
| Oct 13, 2020 |  |
FrancoGonzo | 16 86% |
| Oct 11, 2020 | bolinek | 30 23% |
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| Sep 27, 2020 |  |
d_drudges | 90 95% |
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Slow and haunting. The story is about loss and grief but even more so about getting married to dreams and illusions. The setting is very specific yet the emotions and doubts expressed are universal. "If I learn to speak Portuguese will you say those things you never did in Cape Verde".
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| Sep 04, 2020 | zomgmouse | 80 71% |
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| Aug 31, 2020 |  |
doyone | 75 58% |
| Aug 17, 2020 | jpotII | 60 53% |
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| Aug 16, 2020 | flipperrbm | 6 74% |
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| Aug 10, 2020 | NevinLiu | 76 48% |
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| Aug 04, 2020 | hertzfeldts | 82 92% |
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| Aug 03, 2020 | Philosofem | 81 82% |
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| Jul 24, 2020 | Nacho353 | 80 95% |
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| Jul 23, 2020 | danialinho | 60 46% |
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| Jul 22, 2020 |  |
ZephSilver | 80 89% |
| Jun 26, 2020 |  |
omeremre | 75 76% |
| Jun 26, 2020 |  |
avgcrtckr | 71 90% |
| Jun 26, 2020 |  |
filmaffinity | 69 78% |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Coheed | 80 77% |
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| Jun 18, 2020 |  |
Hyperion+ | 5 83% |
| Jun 15, 2020 |  |
ibodirector | 65 49% |
| Jun 13, 2020 |  |
joachimt | 70 66% |
| Jun 06, 2020 |  |
laika | 77 66% |
| Jun 06, 2020 | debaser1985 | 55 11% |
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| Jun 03, 2020 |  |
HKi | 60 21% |
| Jun 03, 2020 |  |
seroş | 98 88% |
| Jun 03, 2020 |  |
gunay | 94 62% |
| May 31, 2020 |  |
Omid Ranjbar | 53 53% |
| May 30, 2020 |  |
numan | 76 66% |
| May 27, 2020 | SamLoveitt | 90 81% |
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| Apr 29, 2020 | account2 | 59 62% |
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| Apr 20, 2020 |  |
vivel.amour | 86 41% |
| Apr 06, 2020 |  |
aymansousa | 70 73% |
| Apr 04, 2020 |  |
anaskvit | 80 68% |
| Apr 02, 2020 |  |
efervesanfil | 78 71% |
| Mar 16, 2020 |  |
TheShiznit | 66 89% |
| Mar 13, 2020 |  |
micmac | 80 87% |
| Mar 11, 2020 |  |
DarrenCB | 90 86% |
| Mar 04, 2020 |  |
loc42 | 70 56% |
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I'm divided into two, just like I was with the "Horse Money." What made Costa original was his uncompromising capturing of the banal and the random flow of life, and his ensuing intervention into our sensual/perceptual habits (Rancière). But starting with the "Horse Money," the randomness, ugliness, and messiness turned into well-planned, neat mise-en-scenes with perfect lightning. Plus, he started to fetishize the face, which wasn't there before. It looks like he is becoming a brand. Too bad.
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| Feb 29, 2020 |  |
matty5190 | 88 84% |
| Feb 24, 2020 |  |
meliorism | 70 50% |
| Feb 24, 2020 |  |
matimend | 8 71% |
| Feb 22, 2020 | filmcricket | 86 96% |
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| Feb 11, 2020 |  |
flowing | 26 14% |
| Jan 26, 2020 |  |
twijfel | 72 77% |
| Jan 23, 2020 |  |
dundjay | 35 8% |
| Jan 17, 2020 |  |
MetaCritic2 | 86 94% |
| Jan 16, 2020 |  |
djross | 65 69% |
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Costa's latest zombie movie is composed of carefully constructed images that are perhaps his most remarkable yet, but the significance of what unfolds in slow motion here seems thematically a little slight, and leaves a feeling that he is sticking too tightly to what almost seems a formula. Still, his works do always leave a kind of lingering feeling, in part wondering how exactly he blends real and fictional elements to produce a mysterious evocation of lives lived in darkness and hardship.
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| Jan 13, 2020 |  |
Æneαs | 80 72% |
| Jan 08, 2020 | Krafty | 90 83% |
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| Jan 07, 2020 |  |
filay | 20 2% |
| Jan 07, 2020 |  |
bybrt | 40 13% |
| Jan 03, 2020 |  |
Daisoujou | 100 97% |
| Jan 02, 2020 |  |
Yiannos | 80 91% |
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Costa/Simões continue to demonstrate their superior singular visual mastery. Their chiaroscuro compositions are truly magnificent, and they are among a handful of modern film makers who create real painterly work, both in terms of their use of space and texture and their ability to produce affecting images that often insist on interpretation. Vitalina is a towering screen presence with a concentrated intensity, and her pained monologues directed at her dead husband are cathartic and moving.
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| Dec 26, 2019 |  |
tsumanne | 86 94% |
| Dec 26, 2019 |  |
fat!h | 85 90% |
| Dec 02, 2019 |  |
pmpfe | 85 69% |
| Nov 19, 2019 |  |
Tiago Vieira | 90 87% |
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tramploo | 84 77% |
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jagarnyfiken | 84 90% |
| Nov 09, 2019 |  |
kate_p | 80 76% |
| Nov 07, 2019 | nmdrodrigues | 75 93% |
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| Oct 23, 2019 |  |
inmate | 81 67% |
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apsays | 86 92% |
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wetwillies | 85 57% |
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| Oct 06, 2019 |  |
Demorest | 5 94% |
| Oct 06, 2019 | slatenf | 81 61% |
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| Average Percentile 66.53% from 96 Ratings |  |
