Lies & Humiliations
Mentiras & Humilhacoes
Synopsis
Lies & Humiliations is a haunting and lyrical work that merges poetic language and Super-8 images to invoke memory and its ghosts. Infused with an almost ethereal light, images of a house evoke its past — an old-fashioned kitchen and dining room, an ancient roof. Visions that recall childhood memories are superimposed like apparitions onto images of the present. Spoken in voiceover, a Carlos Drumond de Andrade poem, LIQUIDACAO/Special Sale, becomes a denunciatory litany that emphasizes the past's inability to cope with the future: "The house was sold, with/All its remembrances/All its furniture/All its nightmares/All its committed sins/Or those about to be..."
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Eder Santos
- Original Title
- Mentiras & Humilhacoes
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 4m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Eder Santos
Department Leadership Roster
Eder Santos
Director
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What is Lies & Humiliations about?
Lies & Humiliations is a haunting and lyrical work that merges poetic language and Super-8 images to invoke memory and its ghosts. Infused with an almost ethereal light, images of a house evoke its past — an old-fashioned kitchen and dining room, an ancient roof. Visions that recall childhood memories are superimposed like apparitions onto images of the present. Spoken in voiceover, a Carlos Drumond de Andrade poem, LIQUIDACAO/Special Sale, becomes a denunciatory litany that emphasizes the past's inability to cope with the future: "The house was sold, with/All its remembrances/All its furniture/All its nightmares/All its committed sins/Or those about to be..."
Who directed Lies & Humiliations?
Lies & Humiliations was directed by Eder Santos.
Who stars in Lies & Humiliations?
The principal cast of Lies & Humiliations includes Not specified.
When was Lies & Humiliations released and how long is it?
Lies & Humiliations was released in 1988 with a total runtime of 4m.