Premiering in competition at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival, Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas’ superb second collaboration Good Manners was purchased by Distrib Films...
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf Mother?: Dutra & Rojas Spin Magical Spell with Subversive Class Commentary Horror
As its title would indicate, social etiquette and...
There’s a Ghost in Me: Dutra and Rojas Explore the Reductive State of Capitalism
The changing socioeconomic landscape in Brazil has had a direct impact...
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.