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GYPSOPHILA

by Margarida Leitão

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A woman decides to film her visits to her grandmother. In the quiet home, the camera captures the unique relation between these two women 50 years apart. With days passing by, the lines between film and life increasingly become blurred.

original title: Gypsophila
country: Portugal
year: 2015
genre: documentary
directed by: Margarida Leitão
film run: 61'
screenplay: Margarida Leitão
cinematography by: Margarida Leitão
film editing: Margarida Leitão, João Braz
producer: Margarida Leitão

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"What I try to do in my films is bring about encounters"

Gypsophila, in competition at IndieLisboa, is an essay about memory and the relationship between director Margarida Leitão and her grandmother. Cineuropa met up with her  

24/04/2015

Home – The Country of Illusion: When life is a rollercoaster

Home – The Country of Illusion: When life is a rollercoaster

Josephine Landertinger Forero reveals almost everything about her mother in a film that reflects on loneliness and the sense of belonging  

29/02/2016 | Films | Portugal/Colombia

Keeper named best film at the Turin Film Festival

Keeper named best film at the Turin Film Festival

The Special Jury Award and Best Actress Award went to Paulina by Santiago Mitre. Heatwave by Raphaël Jacoulot won the Audience Award and the Best Actor Award  

30/11/2015 | Turin 2015 | Awards

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