“I grew up in a very open-minded family. My father died when I was very little, so my mother was really, really incredibly busy trying to provide for us.” TryingLittlesMotherFatherGrewGrew UpDiedBusyOpen MindedFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Sonia Braga
“Of course, I was a little concerned about it being over two hours [in "Aquarius" ]. "Neighboring Sounds" was two hours and eleven minutes. This is two hours and twenty-five minutes, and I did try bringing it down. For instance, I considered cutting out the sequence with the family looking at pictures.” TryingLittlesTwoCoursesSoundHoursFiveCuttingMinutesConcernedTwentiesInstanceFive MinutesSequenceElevenTwenty FiveEleven MinutesAquarius Author:Sonia Braga
“I think the film [Aquarius] comes from that original feeling I had 18 years ago, when I was in a São Paulo supermarket. I was in line to pay for something, and when I looked up, I saw the little windows of a projection booth. That's when I realized the supermarket used to be a movie theater. They didn't even bother to change the walls. Years ago, "The Sound of Music" could've been playing in that space.” ThinkingYearsLittlesFeelingsFilmUsedSoundLinesSpacePaySawsWallYears AgoWindowTheaterOriginalsI RealizedUsed To BeBotherProjectionSupermarketsMovie TheaterSound Of MusicAquarius Author:Sonia Braga
“I keep boxes filled with recuerdos - little memories that are in the form of pictures and events that I've written down. It's funny that I chose to write them in Spanish rather than English or Portuguese.” WritingLittlesFormMemoriesWrittenEventsFilledBoxesPortuguese Author:Sonia Braga
