The Way He Looks

Daniel Ribeiro's feature debut is the most moving and sensitive LGBT film of the year, as it deals with unspoken desires as part of human nature rather than curiosity.

Leonardo and Giovana are best friends. He's blind and she has to walk him back from school everyday, talking incessantly in an effort to alleviate their boredom. But Leonardo doesn't feel independent. The constant bullying at school and his parents' overprotective attitude are beginning to wear his patience thin.

A new classmate, Gabriel, will force him to take a good long look at his life, until Leonardo finally realizes he's got feelings for him - feelings he's never dared confide in anyone else - while Giovana will resent the fact that she is not the only person in his life.

Daniel Ribeiro's feature debut is the most moving and sensitive LGBT film of the year, as it deals with unspoken desires as part of human nature rather than curiosity.

Its discreet approach fits in perfectly with the awkwardness of first love and the performances, especially Ghilherme Lobo's as Leonardo, effortlessly communicate teenage angst and unspoken desire. "The Way he Looks" was rightfully awarded the Teddy and Fipresci Awards at this year's Berlinale. P.G.

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Πρωτότυπος τίτλος / Original title
Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho

Σκηνοθεσία / Director
Daniel Ribeiro

Σενάριο / Screenwriter
Daniel Ribeiro

Φωτογραφία / DoP
Pierre de Kerchove

Μοντάζ / Editor
Cristian Chinen

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast
Ghilherme Lobo, Tess Amorim Fabio Audi, Isabela Guasco Victor Filgueiras, Pedro Carvalho

Βραζιλία / Brazil
2014
Εγχρωμο / Color
DCP
95'
Πορτογαλικά / Portuguese

Publication date: 2014-09-10 12:30:00

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