Open Reel, a leading Italian sales agent and production company, seized international sales rights for the San Sebastian bound “Dolores” by Marce Logomez (“Movie, Aspirin, Vulture”) and Maria Clara Escobar (“Destero”), sharing the trailer with exclusivity with variety.
Based on the script by the late Chico Teixeira, “Dolores” focuses on three generations of women, led by the 65-year-old widow and honorable Dolores, who restores gambling addicts. She is close to her granddaughter Duda (Ariane Aparecida), who works at a gun shop and seeks to emigrate to the US, but her relationship with her daughter Deborah (Narna Costa), who is waiting for her boyfriend to be released from prison, is rather tense.
The family drama was produced by Sara Silveira of Dezenove Som e Images, one of Brazil’s most well-known producers, and represented Brazil at the 2007 Oscars, including Gomes’ breakout Cannes selection debut, “Movie, Aspirin, Vulture,” and Berlale Main competition “by the caetanad and” Caetanad and “Caetano and by caetanad and by caetanad and by caetanad and oscars and by caetanado;Campo.”
Koshimo Santoro, an open reel, said:
“I’ve been following Marce Logomez’s films for years, and I really enjoy them and I’m also happy to be working with producer Sara Silver again.
The trailer opens with Dolores listening to her horoscope while powdering her face and cuts into scenes of her daughter and granddaughter.
“Dolores is a woman full of charm and contradictions, facing the challenges of old age and betting on all-or-nothing gambling. Despite his strict routine around Sao Paulo, Dolores refuses to stop his dream of a better life.
“Over the years, we have formed friendships and partnerships that have emerged from our desire to make films. We want to talk about people, imagine emotions, and invent other paths. When two people really want to make a film together, the work wants to be a space of creation despite the differences in learning, cinema,” Escobar said.
“But three generations have to adjust their dreams to change the world together. There is no lonely change. It was a very important thing for us. It was the idea of the dialectics of the film,” they said.
The film aims to complete Teisheira’s acclaimed “Affection Trilogy,” which began with “Ausência” (2014), which began with “Ausência” (2014).
The casting options are not only a homage to Riba, but also to Teixeria, who has led by Dolores’ best friend Gilda Nomaches and Duda’s boyfriend Mateus Fagans in the “absence.”
“Dolores” is supported by internationalization programs Brasil No Mundo, Projeto Paradiso, São PauloFilm-TV Entity and Spcine.
Production is led by Silveira, Elian Bandeira and Maria Ionescu. Misti Filmes is an associate producer and GTProduçıes is a co-producer. California Films releases films in Brazil.
The 73rd edition of the San Sebastian Festival will be held from September 19th to 27th.
