She Comes Back on Thursday (2016)
With its obvious simplicity, the film’s title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte. Their marriage is on the rocks, which leads their two sons to also wonder about the future of their own relationships with their wives. The story is quite ordinary. How can one capture such an impercep- tible shift in the heart of the banality of things, only made more noticeable by a crisis? Filming his own family, his own parents, his brother and himself, André Novais Oliveira has chosen to take his time. He shots long sequences, leaving enough time for the fictional situations on which he puts his characters to grow and unfold. Then he uses wide frames to linger on more mundane, concrete or at times farcical moments: eating an orange, cooking, watching television...
Cast
- Maria José Novais Oliveira - Maria José
- Norberto Novais Oliveira - Norberto
- André Novais Oliveira - André
- Renato Novaes - Renato
- Elida Silpe - Élida
- Carla Patrícia - Carla
- Tatiana Dal Magro - Tati
- Dircinha Macêdo - Dona da geladeira
- Robert Frank - Robert
- Thiago Cesário - Cesarino
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is She Comes Back on Thursday about?
- With its obvious simplicity, the film’s title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte. Their marriage is on the rocks, which leads their two sons to also wonder about the future of their own relationships with their wives. The story is quite ordinary. How can one capture such an impercep- tible shift in the heart of the banality of things, only made more noticeable by a crisis? Filming his own family, his own parents, his brother and himself, André Novais Oliveira has chosen to take his time. He shots long sequences, leaving enough time for the fictional situations on which he puts his characters to grow and unfold. Then he uses wide frames to linger on more mundane, concrete or at times farcical moments: eating an orange, cooking, watching television...
- Who directed She Comes Back on Thursday?
- She Comes Back on Thursday was directed by André Novais Oliveira.
- Who stars in She Comes Back on Thursday?
- She Comes Back on Thursday stars Maria José Novais Oliveira, Norberto Novais Oliveira, André Novais Oliveira, Renato Novaes, Elida Silpe, Carla Patrícia.
- How long is She Comes Back on Thursday?
- She Comes Back on Thursday has a runtime of 1h 48m (108 minutes).
- What genre is She Comes Back on Thursday?
- She Comes Back on Thursday is a Drama film.
- Where was She Comes Back on Thursday produced?
- She Comes Back on Thursday was produced in Brazil.