In Vanda's Room [SEP] director
In Vanda's Room
In Vanda's Room (Portuguese: No Quarto da Vanda, 2000) is a docufiction (a subgenre of cinéma vérité) film by Portuguese director Pedro Costa.
Overview.
The film follows the daily life of Vanda Duarte, a heroin addict, in the shanty outskirts of Lisbon. The film's focus is also on the community of the district and its townscape. "No Quarto da Vanda" follows the drama film "Ossos" (1997) in which Vanda Duarte plays as an
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He collected the France Culture Award (Foreign Cineaste of the Year) at 2002 Cannes Film Festival for directing the film "In Vanda's Room". "Colossal Youth" was selected for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and earned the Independent/Experimental prize (Los Angeles Film Critics Association) in 2008.
Style and influences.
He is considered to be part of "The School of Reis" film family. António Reis, Portuguese director, was his teacher at the Lisbon Theatre and Film