Fiat Lux

A quiet, observational portrait of a rural community transformed by electricity, told through patient framing and a sense of gentle loss.

Directed by

Luís Alves de Matos

Overview

A small community in northern Portugal, in the year 2000.  The film describes the relationship between man and nature, fixed plans that frame the landscape and man together. Everything changes the day electricity arrives. The nights become luminous in the company of television. The days look just like they were before but people behave differently and have changed their habits. The landscape is not the same.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Nature, technology, isolation, memory

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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