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“Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.”

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David Bailey, a British photographer born on January 2, 1938, is renowned for his unique photographic style and profound insights into the fields of fashion, music, and culture. more

“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.”

“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.”

People Said Home Body Past Beautiful Used Fronts Building Theater Denial Vacation Display Colonialism Our Past Threatened Brazil Downtown Posing Rio Old Buildings Bakeries

Author:Sonia Braga

“You see all these old buildings [in Rio] going down or catching fire overnight, and it is so sad. I am very connected with these buildings because they are our history. It is the only one that we have.”

Fire Building Connected Catching So Sad Catching Fire Rio Old Buildings

Author:Sonia Braga

“I think the relationship [in Aquarius] with her nephew shows that she's not nostalgic. She just wants to preserve what is important to her - her records, her books, even some furniture. She doesn't want to leave that house because it is her home. That is where her kids were born. After moving so much in my life, I was touched by Clara's need to stay in that apartment. I love her life, and that may be why I connected to her so strongly. We are the most alike when we are fighting for our rights.”

Thinking Want Needs May Important Book Shows Home Kids Moving Fighting House Born Records Rights Connected Preserves Touched Apartment Furniture Nostalgic Nephew Aquarius Clara

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.”

Writing Littles Form Memories Written Events Filled Boxes Portuguese

Author:Sonia Braga

“The movie [Aquarius] is about love, ultimately, and it was made with love. There were a lot of parents in the crew, and they were the best crew I had ever worked with. Everybody knew the construction of each scene, and were completely invested in every shooting day.”

Made Parent Scene Shooting Construction Crew Aquarius Made With Love

Author:Sonia Braga

“It makes sense that somebody told you that you made the film from your perspective as a father.”

Made Film Father Perspective Make Sense

Author:Sonia Braga

“I just realized the other day that Clara [in Aquarius] and I are now going to be apart year by year. She's still 65, and I'm 66 now. When you make a movie, it preserves you at a certain age, and it's so wonderful that Clara has preserved me at 65. People are talking about her age in a way that is positive and respectful, which is so wonderful.”

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Author:Sonia Braga

“I'm not saying that we need more stories about people of a certain age, we just need more great stories about people.”

People Needs Stories Age Certain

Author:Sonia Braga

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