14, Oct — 2001

In the image of the father

  • Almir de Freitas
  • Bravo

“It can be said that Luiz Fernando Carvalho filmed what seemed to be impossible: not only a story, but much more than that, the perfect way to do it.”

9, Nov — 2001

The lavoura of the artist

  • Mario Sergio Conti
  • Folha de S.Paulo

“(Luiz Fernando Carvalho) stumbled upon Lavoura Arcaica and read it in a single night.” He found in the book of Raduan Nassar exactly what he wanted: ‘a romance where characters are the result of several times, a mythical, dense and poetic universe’.

8, Oct — 2001

Lyric of excesses

  • Michel Laub
  • Bravo

Luiz Fernando Carvalho: “It concerns a text with such a broad level of reflection contained in words. I would have to work with this dialogue between the reflection of words, image of words and image of the cinema.”

2, Dec — 2001

The man behind the lavoura

  • Juliana Pinheiro Mota
  • Jornal do Brasil

“Luiz Fernando Carvalho has become the most celebrated creator of the moment. Last week, Lavoura Arcaica was awarded six times in Brasilia film festival;”

23, Oct — 2001

Juliana Carneiro stirs emotions as a Lebanese mother

  • Ubiratan Brasil
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“The presence of the actress in Lavoura Arcaica, the cinematographic version directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho based on the book of Raduan Nassar is really remarkable.”

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3, Nov — 2001

And the award goes to…delicacy and humanism

  • Luiz Carlos Merten
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“Luiz Fernando Carvalho received the award for best Brazilian feature film with Lavoura Arcaica.”

2, Nov — 2001

Audience and critics pick their favorites

  • Lúcia Valentim Rodrigues
  • Folha de S.Paulo

“The best Brazilian feature film was awarded to Lavoura Arcaica, debut of Luiz Fernando Carvalho as a director, who adapted for the big screen the romance of Raduan Nassar

29, Nov — 2001

Brazil celebrates Lavoura and Samba

  • Silvana Arantes
  • Folha de S.Paulo

“In addition to split the choice of best picture with Samba Riachão, the first feature film of Luiz Fernando Carvalho received five more awards.”

7, Jan — 2001

Filmed word

  • Paulo Camargo
  • O Rascunho

“Luiz Fernando Carvalho finally manages to ally aesthetic rigor to an astonishing safety in constructing a complex and dense story.”

2, Nov — 2001

Hunger for transcendence

  • Bis

“The affection of the mother in Lavoura Arcaica is revealed by the emphasis given by director Luiz Fernando Carvalho to the hands of Juliana Carneiro da Cunha – especially in the manner how she caresses her son underneath the bed sheet.”

23, Oct — 2001

Refinement and talent

  • Rachel Cardoso
  • Diário de S.Paulo

“It is exactly the singular and refined aesthetic of director Luiz Fernando Carvalho (renowned TV director) that makes the work to receive so many awards (…).”

24, Oct — 2001

Cinema wants to discuss life

  • Rodrigo Fonseca
  • Jornal do Brasil

Luiz Fernando Carvalho: “What captures my interest, from the first to the last step, is nothing but touching life. I do not care about the rest.”

5, Sep — 2001

Montreal awards the boldness of Lavoura Arcaica

  • Susana Schild
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“Work of Luiz Fernando Carvalho gets the award for artistic contribution.”

22, Aug — 2001

Lavoura Arcaica debuts Saturday in Canada

  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“The first masterpiece of the Brazilian movie industry in the 21st century will take 52 days to shine before the eyes of the Brazilian audience. With its global released scheduled for Saturday in the Montreal Festival, Lavoura Arcaica already earned a mythological aura due to its long wait (it was filmed in 1998) and opinions from the privileged few that watched it.”

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1, May — 2010

The hardworking artist

  • Cléber Eduardo
  • Época

“It was a toilful journey, of nearly four years, in the name of a vital desire: go straight in the direction opposite to the trivialization of the cinema and seek artistic relevance, something nearly extinct in the current scenario. The creative process and results are radical.”

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23, Nov — 1998

The sinuous trip between television and cinema

  • Helena Salém
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“After building a successful career in television, marked by innovation of language, Luiz Fernando Carvalho returns to cinema eager to experiment and discover new paths.”

23, Oct — 2001

Carvalho portrays time

  • Tiago Mata Machado
  • Folha de S.Paulo

“If the adaptation of Luiz Fernando Carvalho reaches the soul of the book, this is because Carvalho has not only talent, but also patience. He bent himself, using literature to uncover, piece by piece and during the movie, the soul of his cinema.”

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24, Oct — 2001

From seed to fruit

  • Marilene Felinto José Geraldo Couto

“‘A true encounter.’ This is how writer Raduan Nassar and filmmaker Luiz Fernando Carvalho define the relationship created between them during the shooting of Lavoura Arcaica.”

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