“I think anybody who was ever saddened by a movie theater closing would be able to understand this film [Aquarius].” ThinkingWould BeAbleFilmTheaterClosingMovie TheaterSaddenedAquarius Author:Sonia Braga
“The ruins of classic movie theaters are a personal obsession of mine, and I've made a couple of documentaries about it.” MadeMinesCoupleTheaterObsessionRuinsClassicDocumentariesMovie TheaterClassic Movie 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
“In Brazil, there is a fear and a denial of our past. Downtown Rio used to display the history of colonialism in Brazil. They had beautiful buildings and theaters, and there was a bakery that was threatened to be demolished, but people insisted against it. They laid down in front of it and said, "You're going to have to go over my body to destroy it." It frustrates me when I see people on Facebook posing in front of old buildings while on vacation, because they could've posed in front of equally beautiful buildings at home in Rio.” PeopleSaidHomeBodyPastBeautifulUsedFrontsBuildingTheaterDenialVacationDisplayColonialismOur PastThreatenedBrazilDowntownPosingRioOld BuildingsBakeries Author:Sonia Braga
