DVD Mini Review - Alice's House
Alice's House is a wonderful feature debut from Brazilian documentarian Chico Teixeira. The film is a very realistic slice of life that takes place in Sao Paulo.
Alice (Carla Ribas) is a manicurist. Her husband Lindomar (Ze Carlos Machado) is a cab driver. They struggle day to day. They live with their three sons (who range from late teens to early twenties) and Alice's elderly mother Dona Jacira (Berta Zemel). Alice's sons each have their own issues and they are not too nice to their mother or grandmother. In addition, Dona Jacira is slowly going blind. Lindomar wants to put her in a nursing home but Alice won't hear of that.
Things keep building up and eventually explode. I won't tell you what happens but I will say that two other people - Carmen (Renata Zhaneta), who is one of Alice's customers and Nilson, who is Carmen's husband - figure into the story.
Teixeira, as I mentioned before, has made a terrific film. You feel like you are in Alice's House. All of the acting is spot on with Ribas and Zemel being the standouts. In the future I hope see other work from everyone involved.
So if you love world cinema (as I do) and like films that ring true I suggest that you rent Alice's House. You will be glad that you did.
Alice (Carla Ribas) is a manicurist. Her husband Lindomar (Ze Carlos Machado) is a cab driver. They struggle day to day. They live with their three sons (who range from late teens to early twenties) and Alice's elderly mother Dona Jacira (Berta Zemel). Alice's sons each have their own issues and they are not too nice to their mother or grandmother. In addition, Dona Jacira is slowly going blind. Lindomar wants to put her in a nursing home but Alice won't hear of that.
Things keep building up and eventually explode. I won't tell you what happens but I will say that two other people - Carmen (Renata Zhaneta), who is one of Alice's customers and Nilson, who is Carmen's husband - figure into the story.
Teixeira, as I mentioned before, has made a terrific film. You feel like you are in Alice's House. All of the acting is spot on with Ribas and Zemel being the standouts. In the future I hope see other work from everyone involved.
So if you love world cinema (as I do) and like films that ring true I suggest that you rent Alice's House. You will be glad that you did.
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