The Last Dive (1992) O Último Mergulho
The Last Dive (1992)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x576 | x264 @ 2 565 Kbps | 87 min | 1,75 Gb
Audio: Português AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x576 | x264 @ 2 565 Kbps | 87 min | 1,75 Gb
Audio: Português AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: João César Monteiro
Writers: João César Monteiro, Friedrich Hölderlin (text)
Stars: Fabienne Babe, Canto e Castro, Francesca Prandi
What young Samuel was doing at the time of night on the deserted quey, nobody will ever know for sure. In fact, when Mr. Eloi, an old retired sailor, approached him, he was staring at the waters of Tagus. Tired as he was of his days, Mr. Eloi could not have thought any other way. Samuel was there to put an end to his life. And when Samuel, symbolically or not, invites him to share his last dive, Eloi, as a last resort, stops him from throwing himself in the river and, saying that Heaven can wait, takes him on a tour of the city. So the two characters go off for two long nights of roving during St. Anthony festivities…
“Heaven can wait,” claims an old sailor to a young man about to commit suicide; “let’s get a few drinks first.” And so begins a nocturnal stumble through the streets, brothels, and boarding houses of Lisbon in one of Monteiro’s most effortless, effervescent films, a tribute both to his native city and to seekers of small, everyday (and every-night) pleasures everywhere. Monteiro’s stated goal was to capture Lisbon life within the film’s admittedly miniscule plot; a bar-woman’s arms as she pours a pint, revelers dancing at a rowdy street festival, the sounds of neighbors arguing, a long walk down a midnight street, a close-up of lovers’ faces, or a run through a field of sunflowers (in one of only two daytime shots)—such are the true fascinations of The Last Dive. As always, Monteiro remains a creature of the night, against organized society, social codes, and established order, with a desire “to build my paradise with a band of thieves” the primal force.
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The Last Dive (1992) O Último Mergulho
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