Back to All Events

U.S. Theatrical Release of GOOD MANNERS


17b_tc_GOODMANNERS_TIFF16b_23976ips_1998x1080_170426_00281722j_preview.jpg

GOOD MANNERS
(As Boas Maneiras, Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, Brazil/France, 2017, 135 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)

Filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra’s second collaboration (after the acclaimed Hard Labor) deftly integrates art-house and genre cinema to create a thrilling and dark gothic fable with sharp social commentary.

Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.

With powerful visuals and an impeccable cinematography (by Zama’s Rui Poças), Good Manners is Disney meets Jacques Tourneur. The film becomes an unexpected and wild werewolf movie unlike any other, and a poignant social and racial allegory on modern-day Brazilian society.

Now Playing at the IFC Center in New York City
Opens Friday, August 17 at the Laemmle Royal Theatre and Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Los Angeles

“A hybrid of art-house and genre cinema, combining sharp social commentary with grand guignol fantasy.”
— Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter
 
 
Earlier Event: July 12
U.S. Premiere of SO, LONG ENTHUSIASM
Later Event: July 27
San Francisco Theatrical Run of Natalia Almada's EVERYTHING ELSE
 
 
 
NYSCA Logo - Black.3.png
 

Cinema Tropical's programs are made possible with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts.
They are also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
in partnership with the City Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.