
The film follows the daily life of Vanda Duarte, a heroin addict in Lisbon, and the community she lives in.... (Full plot summary below)
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The film follows the daily life of Vanda Duarte, a heroin addict in Lisbon, and the community she lives in.
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| Huffington PostBrandon JudellSeldom has the unlit, mundane world of the penniless been so seductive |
| The Tyee (British Columbia)Dorothy Woodend. . .the reality presented -- drugs, blood, shit, puke, garbage, dirt, snot, fleas -- shows that even the most degraded life still has beauty, and not just a little bit, but heaps of it. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThe whole neighborhood seems subterranean, shrouded even during daytime in a sepulchral darkness that sunlight pierces like a headache; from its depths, the residents are gasping for air. |
| User ReviewCathy dWhoa/Wow/How did Costa do this? And I disagree with the other reviewer, I think we spend plenty of time in Vanda's Room. |
| User ReviewPrivate UProbably the best junkie movie I have ever seen |
| User ReviewMichael SIt's depressing to say the least but I must admit it was a wonderful step up from the dreadfully dull Colossal Youth. I find Costas style so enriching and unique that even when his films meander they are always worth looking at. Not for general audiences but cinefiles will find a hard pressed look into poverty and addiction. What I liked best was how understated the film is about drug use. Highly realistic. |
| User ReviewKeith ETengo que decir que me costó ver esta peli y no sólo por las tres horas de tono hiper contemplativo en la pieza de Vanda, sino también por lo crudo que puede resultar ver la vida diaria de una junkie. De hecho no me causaba mucha risa los momentos de humor que muchas personas en el cine parecÃan disfrutar. Pedro Costa presentó este film como ficción, pero es el hiperrealismo lo que más impresiona y conmueve. Bello uso de la luz natural; bello trabajo colaborativo con los residentes de este barrio, sobre todo con Vanda. |
| User ReviewFrank Preal movie. no jokes, no tricks. strickly fucosed on a junky's room.. real life. |