DOMAIN, THE (2019)
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Tiago Guedes on Dec. 15
[A HERDADE]
U.S. Premiere; 2019 Oscar® Selection, Portugal
Portuguese filmmaker Tiago Guedes (BLOOD CURSE) joins forces with legendary producer Paulo Branco (MYSTERIES OF LISBON) to tell the epic story of three generations of landowners whose lives unfold on the south bank of the River Tagus, against the backdrop of several tumultuous decades of Portuguese history. With the passing of their father, brothers João (Albano Jerónimo) and Joaquim (Miguel Borges) Fernandes inherit one of Europe's largest agricultural estates and a way of life. But power is only as valuable as the autonomy required to exercise it, and by the 1970s the heretofore apolitical João is being coerced into relinquishing that autonomy, first by Portugal's authoritarian Estado Novo regime, and then by the socialist insurgents who ignite the Carnation Revolution and seek to nationalize the country's resources. By the 1990s, the Fernandes empire is in slow decline and the children of João and Joaquim are disillusioned with the family enterprise. After weathering so many political tempests, the brothers — and their beleaguered spouses — must now confront the fallout of a more personal legacy, one characterized by infidelities, alcoholism and toxic masculinity. Official Selection, 2019 Venice, Toronto and Dublin film festivals. (Note adapted from Toronto International Film Festival.) DIR/SCR Tiago Guedes; SCR Rui Cardoso Martins; PROD Paulo Branco. Portugal/France, 2019, color, 166 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 166 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
Genre: Historical drama
