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The Way He Looks
Set against the music of Belle and Sebastian, Daniel Ribeiro’s coming of age tale, THE WAY HE LOOKS is a fun and tender story about friendship and the complications of young love. Leo is a blind teenager who’s fed up with his overprotective mother and the bullies at school. Looking to assert his independence, he decides to study abroad to the dismay of his best friend, Giovana. When Gabriel, the new kid in town, teams with Leo on a school project, new feelings blossom in him that make him reconsider his plans. Meanwhile, Giovana, grows jealous of this new found companionship as tensions mount between her and Leo.
A fresh and delicious take on growing up
– Bruno Guarana, Indiewire
NYT CRITICS’ PICK. This winning movie… is Brazil’s foreign-language entry to the Academy Awards. That’s no surprise!
– Andy Webster, The New York Times
An instant classic! (HIGHEST RATING)
– David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Tender, exquisite… If Americans ever start making films like this, the world will be a better place
– David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
4 STARS
Told with such tenderness, such intelligence and such aching honesty… it’s hard to forget
– Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post
DIRECTOR:
Daniel Ribeiro
WRITER:
Daniel Ribeiro
PRODUCER:
Diana Almeida
Daniel Ribeiro
Renato Rondon
CAST:
Ghilherme Lobo
Fabio Audi
Tess Amorim
Country of Origin: Brazil
Format: DCP/2.35/Color
Running Time: 96 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
In Portuguese with English Subtitles
See this film at the following theaters
- 12/19/14 Coolidge Corner Theatre Boston, MA
- 12/19/14 Amherst Cinema Amherst, MA
- 12/26/14 Tower Theatre Miami, FL
- 01/02/15 The Picture House Pelham, NY
- 01/02/15 Music Box Theatre Chicago, IL
- 01/02/15 Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival Palm Springs, CA
- 01/23/15 Desperado LGBT Film Festival Phoenix, AZ
- 01/29/15 Bloomington PRIDE Bloomington, IN
- 02/13/15 FLICS – Bakersfield, CA
- 02/20/15 Zoetropolis Lancaster, PA
- 03/04/15 Durango Arts Center Durango, CO
- 03/18/15 Cleveland Int’l Film Festival Cleveland, OH
- 04/27/15 Bryn Mawr Film Institute Bryn Mawr, PA
- 04/30/15 LGBTQIA Office of Student Inv. Kansas City, MO
- 05/21/15 Film Streams Omaha, NE
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