The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA), in conjunction with the Los Angeles Film Festival (LALIFF) and FiGa Films, will present a pre-screening of the internationally acclaimed Brazilian film, “A Casa de Alice/Alice’s House,” on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
This will be the first movie to be screened as part of the Charter Latino Film Series that will showcase a different Latin American film each month throughout 2008 at MoLAA.
The film will be one of many cultural events that will accompany the first solo museum exhibition of Brazilian artist Walter Goldfarb, D + Lirium, in the United States. The exhibition is on view until May 18 at MoLAA. The film opens in select theaters on Jan. 25 and is distributed by FiGa Films in the United States and Canada, supported by the General Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles, Petrobras and Ancine.
“A Casa de Alice/Alice’s House” is the first feature film directed by Chico Teixeira, a documentary filmmaker who has won numerous international awards. It is also the first leading role for Brazilian actress Carla Ribas, who has worked mainly as a theatre actress in Rio de Janeiro. She has already won eight awards for best actress for her portrayal of Alice at the 2007 Miami, Guadalajara, Lisbon, and Sao Paulo International Film Festivals, among others.
The film, which had its world premiere at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival to rave reviews, has also won 18 international awards, including Best Film at the 2007 Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland and Opera Prima at the 2007 Havana Film Festival in Cuba.
“A Casa de Alice/Alice’s House” is the story of a working-class family and the issues they face. It focuses primarily on Alice, a manicurist in her 40s, who tries to get by with her life as best she can in spite of the day-to-day tribulations she and her family continuously face. Chico Teixeira interweaves the lives of each of the characters resulting in a portrait of human emotion and their flaws.
The cost to see “A Casa de Alice/Alice’s House” ranges from $10 to $15.
For more information, call (562) 437-1689 or visit www.molaa.org.
