John From
(2019, original release: 2015)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Altered Innocence, 2015
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6362176
LANGUAGE
Portuguese
NOTES

Title from title frames

15-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.**

Film

In Process Record

Clara Riedenstein, Filipe Vargas, Julia Palha

Originally produced by Altered Innocence in 2015

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits