In the factory where he repairs machines, an old man spends his last day at work before his colleagues say goodbye at a retirement party. A young self-conscious teen leaves his village and family to start training as an apprentice in town.Read More »
Synopsis
The life and literature of South Mato Grosso poet Manoel de Barros. Alternating sequences of interviews with the poet, verses from his poetry, and statements of connoisseurs of his literature, the film portrays a revealing panel of the author`s language. Manoel de Barros, age 91, with some 20 books published, lives in Campo Grande. Acknowledged, the winner of several literary prizes, he is the Brazilian writer who accounts for the greatest sale in poetry in Brazil.Read More »