11/03/2021
NOW SHOWING WORLDWIDE
To celebrate the first decade of IndieLisboa Film Festival, Denis Côté was one of four directors invited to write and direct a short film surrounding the mysticism of the Portuguese capital and thus Excursions came to be. This is the second of three shorts by the director available for free on Spamflix. These are great introductions to the filmography of the Denis Côté, who just won Best Director at this year's Berlinale in the Encounters Section!
In Lisbon, Claudia offers guided tours in and out of the city. At night, she kills time with her sister in a modest apartment. In Lisbon, lonesome Martinho is fluent in Italian and guide tourists all around town. In Lisbon, a band is jamming. They perform improvisational noise jazz. In Lisbon, a mysterious phenomenon fills the air. Claudia and Martinho’s lonely hearts will discreetly meet to the sound of music.
Starring Cláudia Leal, Martinho De Jesus and Joana de Verona.
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