The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge's will be presenting a screening of the critically-acclaimed film Cidade de Deus (City of God), Monday evening at the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery.
Dr. Omar Rodríguez from the will introduce the film and later lead a discussion session following the screening.
Cidade de Deus is an engaging and often disturbing journey into the violent slums of Rio de Janeiro. Well inscribed in a Latin American tradition of social violence cinema, the film introduces innovative uses of editing, colour, music and narrative techniques (like the voice-over and the flashback) to create a strong sense of reality without falling into dominant and more traditional forms of realism.
The film reaped numerous awards following its release in 2002 including: Winner of the Gran Coral, Best Fiction Film, New Latin American Film Festival, Havana, 2002; Official Selection, International Film Festival, Cannes, 2002; Winner, BAFTA Award, Best Editing, 2003; Nominee, BAFTA, 2003, Best film not in the English Language; Official nominee on Behalf of Brazil, Oscar, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood.
The screening and discussion begins at 6 p.m. and runs through 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at the Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Gallery.
