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The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor's dog. A slice of 'Braziliana', a reflection on history, violence and noise.
Neighbouring Sounds is a clever, original drama of social concern, with trivial incidents barely masking deep social fissures.
Kleber Mendonça Filho’s mesmerising and mysterious debut.
The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho has made a haunting and enigmatic feature debut in Neighbouring Sounds.
A hugely impressive debut feature from Kleber Mendonça Filho.
You could call this a Brazilian Short Cuts in that it juggles a multitude of connected characters – though its themes of historical guilt and urban paranoia also bring to mind Michael Haneke's Hidden.
Brazilian cinema rarely reaches our shores, which is a shame if Neighbouring Sounds is anything to go by.
Exciting, idiosyncratic filmmaking.
With undertones of slavery and suicide, this three-part picture of life in upwardly mobile Brazil has the air of a slow-burning thriller.
It’s a remarkable, understated fable about social strata and urban paranoia, although its stretches of plotlessness may push patience at 124 minutes.
The result is an unsettling, symbolism-rich drama in which bad things seem to lurk right under the characters’ noses.
Kleber Mendonca Filho: Tinseltown, Tati and Twin Peaks
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Monday April 8, 2013, until Thursday April 11, 2013. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday April 12, 2013, until Thursday April 18, 2013. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday April 12, 2013, until Tuesday April 16, 2013. More info: www.dca.org.uk