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Our Beloved Month of August

Presented by International House Philadelphia at The Ibrahim Theater at International House

February 5, 2011

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Directed by Miguel Gomes, Portugal/France, 2008, 35mm, 147 mins, color, Portuguese and French with English subtitles. In the heart of Portugal amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity. Emigrants return home, set off fireworks, fight fires, sing karaoke, hurl themselves from bridges, hunt wild boar, drink beer and make babies. Our Beloved Month of August is an intoxicating blend of visuals, sound and music that follows the strange relationship between a father, a daughter and a nephew in a traveling pop band. Recent Luso–French Cinematic Encounters Film Series: France has a very long and intimate relationship with cinema, starting from its birth with the Lumières, extending to the poetic realism of Renoir and then to the worldwide jolt of the New Wave. Portugal, too, has a grand literary tradition and currently some of the most distinctive voices in contemporary cinema. Combined, the countries’ lineages form an interesting blend; they have birthed a new generation of contemporary filmmakers that are continually exploring and testing the boundaries of cinema.