Film cycle / Unforgettable films

The aim of the activity is to encourage reflection and debate on the plurality of readings, meanings and truths that cinema brings to the general public. Each session will be attended by an invited personality who is prominent in the most diverse areas of Portuguese life and culture, who will choose and comment on a film that he or she considers to have a special perspective, either because of the richness of its synthesis of the journeys of human existence, or because of its inherent aesthetic quality, or because of the relationship between Literature and Cinema.

Synopsis: While her husband and children are away, Francesca (Meryl Streep) is approached by Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), a photographer working for "National Geographic" magazine, who asks her for directions. After explaining that she is doing a photo report on the local bridges, Francesca agrees to accompany him on his visit. This innocent decision will completely change her life when she finds love again, albeit briefly. The pain caused by her separation from Robert, combined with the isolation she feels, leads Francesca to want to materialize her brief love affair in a diary. This memoir, spread over three volumes, is later found by her children, who are now questioning the purpose of her life.

Program:

9 pm - Conversation with the guest

Guest personality: Ana Catarina Afonso

(Actress and speaker)

Moderator: Sérgio Guimarães de Sousa

(Scientific Coordinator of the Casa de Camilo Museum and Camillian Studies Center)

9.30 pm - Screening of the film "The Bridges of Madison County", directed by Clint Eastwood.

Reservations can be made by phone (252 309 750) or email(geral@camilocastelobranco.org).

The room has a capacity of 140 seats.

Tickets must be collected until 8.45pm on May 3rd

Ana Catarina Afonso

Biographical note: She began her artistic career in ballet at the Royal Ballet Academy, complementing it with contemporary dance and character techniques.

The need for words as a means of expression and communication took her to the theater, where she was taught by Lúcia Maria at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and attended the Intensive Acting Course at In Impetus, complementing herself in the areas of Dramaturgy and Mask Technique with the professionals Ávila Costa, Nuno Pino Custódio, Filipe Crawford, Antonio Calpi and Pedro Barão.

She made her television debut in 1999, in the series Jornalistas on Sic, and extended her presence on the audiovisual platform in TV series and soap operas, namely in 'Alves dos Reis', 'Anjo Meu', 'Mundo ao Contrário' and 'Meu Amor', on Tvi - the first Portuguese soap opera to be nominated for and win the International Emmy Awards, in the category of Best Telenovela.

She regularly collaborates in the Dubbing area.