Good Manners

Brazil, France – 2017 – 135min – Color – 2.35 – Not Rated

In Portuguese with English Subtitles

Synopsis

Short Synopsis
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
Long Synopsis
Filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra’s second collaboration (after the acclaimed Hard Labor) deftly integrates art-house and genre cinema to create a thrilling and dark gothic fable with sharp social commentary.
Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
With powerful visuals and an impecable cinematography (by Zama’s Rui Poças), Good Manners is Disney meets Jacques Tourneur. The film becomes an unexpected and wild werewolf movie unlike any other, and a poignant social and racial allegory on modern-day Brazilian society.

Directed by

Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra

CAST

Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo

CREW

Producers Dezenove Som e Imagens Producoes Ltda , Good Fortune Films, Urban Factory

REACTIONS

“…an unnerving werewolf tale that explores themes of motherhood and otherness, sometimes suggesting a retelling of Frankenstein. But with a werewolf. Yet for all the blood and gore, this is a quiet, gentle story…” – Village Voice

“Good Manners” is an ambitious work not only in scope but design, influenced by Jacques Tourneur’s psychological horror noirs.” – Variety

“A hybrid of art-house and genre cinema, combining sharp social commentary with grand guignol fantasy.” – Hollywood Reporter

“Good Manners is a lyrical fable on how we treat others, how we raise good children, and how the world too often turns against us.”– ScreenAnarchy

” Pulling off an ambitious mash-up of genres like “Good Manners” is no easy feat – that Dutra and Rojas pull it off so successfully suggests we’ll be hearing a lot more from them down the road.”– The Playlist

” Genre defying and genuinely unexpected, this intriguing urban fairytale takes the mythology of the werewolf story and uses it as a prism through which to view contemporary Brazilian society.”– Screen International

AWARDS AND FEST

Locarno IFF 2017 – Competition – Special Jury Prize

Vladivostok IFF 2017

Maskoon Fantastic FF 2017 – Best Fantastic Films of the year Section

Athens IFF 2017 – After Hours Section

Austin Fantastic FF 2017 – Competition – Jury Special Mention

Biarritz IFF 2017 – Jury Special Mention

CPH PIX 2017 – Thrills and Kills’ Section

Vancouver IFF 2017 – World Contemporary Cinema

BFI London IFF 2017 – Competition

Haifa IFF 2017 – Midnight Madness Section

Sitges IFF 2017 – Fantastic Competition Section – Critics’ Jury Award & Blood Window Special Mention for Best Actress (Isabél Zuaa)

Rio IFF 2017 – Competition – Best Film, Best supporting actress for Marjorie Estiano, Best cinematography for Rui Poças, Fipresci Award, Felix Award for the Best LGBTQ Film

Busan IFF 2017 – World Cinema Section

AFI IFF 2017 – Midnight Screening

Watch Now

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/good-manners/id1413862636

Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Manners-Isab%C3%A9l-Zuaa/dp/B07JQSW848/ref=sr_1_1crid=3RWH8SFZTB7ZN&keywords=good+manners&qid=1561292672&s=instant-video&sprefix=good+manners%2Cinstant-video%2C132&sr=1-1

DVD/Blu-Ray: https://amzn.to/2Pgv940

Theaters
3/20/18 3/20/18 Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street, 4th floor

New York, NY 10023
3/25/18 3/25/18 Boston Underground Film Festival Boston
4/27/18 4/30/18 Overlook Film Festival New Orleans, LA
6/7/18 6/10/18 SIFF Film Center 305 Harrison St

Seattle, WA 98109
2/22/18 2/25/18 Lost Weekend IFF WINCHESTER, VA
3/17/18 3/18/18 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts SF
3/28/18 4/8/18 NDNF
4/12/18 4/28/18 Minneapolis St Paul IFF
4/4/18 4/15/18 Cleveland IFF
4/5/18 4/12/18 Wisconsin FF
4/5/18 4/19/18 Chicago Latino IFF
6/27/18 6/27/18 ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LUBBOCK LUBBOCK
7/11/18 7/11/18 SIE FILM CENTER Denver, CO
7/20/18 7/21/18 Maine International Film Festival Waterville, ME
7/26/18 7/26/18 Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers Yonkers
7/27/18 7/27/18 IFC Center New York
7/28/18 7/29/18 Northwest Film Center Portland
8/3/18 8/3/18 Roxie Theater San Francisco
8/3/18 THE BOOKHOUSE Joplin, MO
8/6/18 8/6/18 Alamo Drafthouse – Littleton Littleton
8/8/18 8/8/18 ALAMO MASON PARK Katy, TX 77450
8/7/18 8/12/18 Cinema 320 Worcester
8/10/18 Cinema 21 Portland, OR
8/10/18 ZOETROPLOLIS THEATER Lancaster, PA
8/10/18 8/18/18 Film Society of Little Rock | Kaleidoscope North Little Rock, AR
8/17/18 8/17/18 Laemmle Theatres ROYAL W. Los Angeles, CA
8/17/18 8/23/18 Laemmle Theatres PASADENA PLAYHOUSE Pasadena, CA
8/3/18 8/30/18 Pittsburgh FIlmmakers Pittsburgh, OH
8/17/18 8/20/18 BRATTLE CINEMA Cambridge, MA
8/24/18 Hippodrome Theatre Gainesville, FL
8/24/18 8/30/18 SIE FILM CENTER Denver, CO
8/24/18 8/29/18 Alamo Drafthouse – Village Austin
8/29/18 8/29/18 Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Kansas City, MO
8/31/18 CANCELED Tower Salt Lake City, UT
9/2/18 9/2/18 Alamo Drafthouse Ritz AUSTIN
9/7/18 9/13/18 Media Art San Diego, CA
9/7/18 The Nightlight Cinema Akron, OH
9/15/18 9/19/18 AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Silver Spring, MD
9/14/18 9/20/18 Gateway Film Center Columbus, OH
9/14/18 9/23/18 BRAFF MIAMI Miami Beach
9/14/18 9/20/18 GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER Chicago, IL
9/14/18 9/20/18 Lake Worth Playhouse Lake Worth
9/21/18 CANCELED Broadway Metro Cinema Eugene, OR
9/21/18 CANCELED LIVING ROOM Boca Raton
9/22/18 9/23/18 UWM Union Cinema Milwaukee
9/27/18 10/7/18 Out On Film/Atlanta Avondale Estates, GA
9/28/18 9/28/18 Eckerd College St. Petersburg, Florida
10/4/18 10/14/18 ImageOut: Rochester LGBT Film Festival Rochester
10/5/18 10/13/18 TIGLFF Tampa FL
10/12/18 10/14/18 Louisville LGBT Film Festival Louisville KY
10/13/18 Zinema 2 Duluth, MN
10/19/18 10/19/18 kinoscope
10/26/18 10/28/18 Detroit Institute of Art Detroit
10/29/18 10/29/18 International Film Series _ University of Colorado Boulder Boulder
10/30/18 10/30/18 Bright Light Film Series – Emerson College Boston, Ma
11/1/18 11/4/18 Citizen Jane Film Festival Columbia, MO
11/1/18 11/4/18 Virginia Film Festival
11/01/18 11/11/18 St Louis International Film Festival St Louis
11/2/18 11/2/18 SIFF Film Center Seattle, WA
11/2/18 11/2/18 Pittsburgh International Film Festival Pittsburgh
11/3/18 11/11/18 Scottsdale International Film Festival Scottsdale, AZ
11/9/18 11/9/18 BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Brooklyn, NY
12/19/18 12/19/18 FilmBar Phoenix, AZ 8500

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