John From
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✎ Suggest a correction15-year-old Rita spends her summer days flooding the balcony of her apartment, gossiping with her best friend, and avoiding her ex-boyfriend. After Rita visits an exhibition on Melanesia culture photographed by her older handsome neighbor she develops a crush that propels her into a world where fantasy and reality collide in modern day Portugal. Directed by one of the country’s leading auteurs in gorgeous 16mm, JOHN FROM is a truly original, enchanting ode to adolescence and fantasy. Nominated for Best Film at the **Portuguese Golden Globes.** Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Award at the **Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português Film Festival.**
Credits
Clara Riedenstein, Filipe Vargas, Julia Palha; João Nicolau (film director); Clara Riedenstein (actor); Filipe Vargas (actor); Julia Palha (actor); Altered Innocence (Firm)
Complete catalog record
Original source: Title from title frames. | Film | In Process Record. | Originally produced by Altered Innocence in 2015.
Release: Altered Innocence, 2015. | [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Physical description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound | video file MPEG-4 Flash
Subjects: Coming of age | Foreign films | Drama | Balts (Indo-European people) | Motion pictures
Language note: In English
Release: Altered Innocence, 2015. | [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Physical description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound | video file MPEG-4 Flash
Subjects: Coming of age | Foreign films | Drama | Balts (Indo-European people) | Motion pictures
Language note: In English
Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, creator, length, format, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
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