Why (Not) Brazil? ( Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil )

Why (Not) Brazil? (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Laetitia Masson

Written By:
Laetitia Masson
Christine Angot

Actors:
Elsa Zylberstein ..... Laetitia Masson/Christine Angot
Marc Barbé ..... Paul, le mari/Pierre-Louis
Bernard Le Coq ..... Maurice Rey, le producteur
Pierre Arditi ..... Le pédiatre
Laetitia Masson ..... Elle-même
Ludmila Mikaël ..... La très belle femme
Daniel Auteuil ..... Lui-même
Francis Huster ..... Lui-même
Léonore Chastagner ..... Léonore
Christine Angot ..... Herself
Alain Sarde ..... Lui-même
Haïm Cohen ..... Haïm Cohen
Alexia Tansky ..... Valérie
Malcolm Serrano-Alarcon ..... Malcolm

Synopsis:

Laetitia Masson, a film-maker finding it hard to get her own projects off the ground, cautiously takes a meeting with the one producer who seems still interested in her work. He's intent on persuading her to make an adaptation of a novel, she feels that this would be a real indication of how low she has sunk. Worse still, the novel he has in mind is Pourquoi le Brésil, Christine Angot's highly personal best seller, and extremely difficult to adapt. But she needs the money, and reluctantly accepts, whilst doubting that she will be able to manage this impossible task. Pourqui (pas) le Brésil is precisely a film about the impossibility of making this film. Self-reflexive and multi-layered, it is a fascinating exploration of the challenge of finding the room for personal expression even within the structures of a directorial job for hire. Laetitia Masson's previous films, such as A vendre and Love Me, signalled her interest in stories about love and identity, and Pourquoi (pas) le Brésil takes these themes further, with the 'real' Laetitia Masson and her fictional self sharing the narrative. Although structurally complex, the film is no dull formal exercise, but rather an engaging and frequently self-deprecating study of the creative process.

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