Conversation with Pedro Costa Print
Fri 25 Apr
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pedro costa evening

 
Talented Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa, named Foreign Cineaste of the year at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for No Quarto de Vanda (In Vanda's Room) is acclaimed for his use of an ascetic style to depict marginalised people living desperate situations. A thead of the screening his new film, he will explain his background, influences and working methods.

'... we tried to overcome obstacles without resorting to the classic tools of filmmaking. We had no lighthing, no cables, no makeup, no generators, no catering.'...

He will be in conversation with Simon Field.

Following by the screening of Colossal Youth

Fri 25 Apr | 7.00pm | £7, conc. £5

 
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