Short film
Biblioteca Nacional
1997 · 22 min
A quiet, unhurried drift through a grand library, letting voices and shelves of old books carry a gentle, thoughtful affection for reading.
- Directed by
- Andrea Tonacci
- Genres
- Documentary
- Overview
- A reflection on books and culture through testimonies and images from the Rio de Janeiro's National Library. In this work commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, the director forgoes voice-over in favor of a polyphonic discourse, combining more informative speeches from representatives of institutions with speeches by, for example, Sérgio Sant'Anna and Lygia Fagundes Telles, who express, in a different tone, their passion and vocation for books.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, memory, identity, work
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Andrea Tonacci
- Genres
- Documentary
