{"id":6969,"date":"2011-02-14T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T15:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=6969"},"modified":"2015-04-24T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T16:31:40","slug":"berlin-film-review-the-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=6969","title":{"rendered":"BERLIN FILM REVIEW: &#8216;The Resident&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/resident-x650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6970\" src=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/resident-x650.jpg\" alt=\"resident x650\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/resident-x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/resident-x650-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n<p>BERLIN \u2013 Brazilian multimedia filmmaker Tiago Mata Machado\u2019s \u201cThe Resident\u201d is a collection of didactic sketches performed by a group of men, women and children in protest at the demolition of a building.<\/p>\n<p>The film is made up of energetic scenes of performance art, statements direct to camera, jokes, mimes and songs with messages to do with ethics, aesthetics and politics. While perhaps resonant in Portuguese, the English-language subtitles fail to convey what might well be significant.<\/p>\n<p>Appreciation of the onscreen activity is therefore diminished greatly and much of it is incomprehensible. The film is not likely to attract attention beyond the home market\u2019s arts audience.<\/p>\n<p>With no helpful voice-over or narrative, it appears to be a peaceful demonstration that mirrors what would happen on the streets if the protestors were to take up arms for their cause. In one sketch, the members of the troupe mime shooting automatic weapons and throwing hand grenades.<\/p>\n<p>That is a considerably better approach than the real thing, it must be said, but the result is more confusing than informative or entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Berlin International Film Festival, Forum; Cast: Melissa Dullius, Gustavo Jahn, Jeane Doucas, Simone Sales de Alc\u00e2ntara, Dellani Lima, Roberto de Oliveira, Geraldo Peninha, Cassiel Rodrigues, Paulo C\u00e9sar Bicalho; Director, screenwriter: Tiago Mata Machado; Screenwriters: Cynthia Marcelle, Emilio Maciel; Directors of photography: Aloysio Raulino, Andr\u00e9a C. Scansani; Production designer: Cinthia Marcelle; Music: Andr\u00e9 Wakko, Juan Rojo, David Lansky, Vanessa Michellis; Editors: Joac\u00e9lio Baptista, Tiago Mata Machado; Production: Katasia Films; Sales: 88 Films; Not rated; running time, 120 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This review appeared in The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ray Bennett BERLIN \u2013 Brazilian multimedia filmmaker Tiago Mata Machado\u2019s \u201cThe Resident\u201d is a collection of didactic sketches performed by a group of men, women and children in protest at the demolition of a building. 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