Lucefece review in “Na Vaga de Rhomer”

"A labyrinth of stories", says Stéphane Pires in "A Vaga de Rhomer", where he wrote the review for Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert.

"Regarding the film's premiere at Doclisboa 2024, Stéphane Pires, film critic, wrote in Na vaca de Rhomer: "It's a film of courage, personal courage and artistic courage, this Lucefece: Where there is no vision, the people will perish (2023), which Ricardo Leite presented to us (also literally because he was present at the session) last night at Cinema São Jorge, in the Doclisboa Portuguese Competition Personal courage to tell tragic and painful moments in his life, where death left an indelible mark. ; artistic courage to build this labyrinth where his life story intertwines, through images captured with his Super 8 camera, and the History that Man is building, using archive images. kilometers of tape poured into a stoic personal and artistic delivery" (Stéphane Pires).

Link to the full article: https://www.navagaderohmer.com/lucefece-de-ricardo-leite

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