Pedro Costa’s VITALINE VARELA Screens at Webster University March 12th and 15th

Pedro Costa’s VITALINE VARELA (2019) screens at Webster University ‘s Moor Auditorium (470 E Lockwood Ave) Thursday March 12th and Sunday March 15th. The film begins each evening at at 7:30pm. A Facebook event can be found HERE

Portuguese director Pedro Costa has been making great films for decades now, and among them, Vitalina Varela is pointed toward being his most acclaimed. The plot concerns the 55-year-old titular character who arrives to Lisbon from Cape Verde three days after her husband’s funeral, but much of the discussion surrounding the film is in regard to Leonardo Simões’ stunning cinematography, which is uncommonly dark and peerlessly exquisite.

In Portuguese with English subtitles.