Rapace
João Nicolau
After finishing his MA in Anthropology, Hugo spends his days giving his brain a rest from the endless reading of texts by unknown authors. His only company is Luisa, the cleaning lady, with whom he plays cat and mouse. To escape the sleep of reason, Hugo exercises his lyrical vein by writing, with his friend Manuel, songs about their neighbourhood. The quiet dilettantism of our protagonist is shaken by Catarina, a young and beautiful translator...
With : Hugo Leitão, Marcia Breia, Lia Ferreira, Manuel Mesquita
Screenplay : João Nicolau
Image : Mario Castanheira
Sound : Miguel Martins
Editing : João Nicolau, Miguel Gomes
Screenplay : João Nicolau
Image : Mario Castanheira
Sound : Miguel Martins
Editing : João Nicolau, Miguel Gomes
Production : O Som e a Furia, Sandro Aguilar, Luis Urbano // Rua Sociedade Farmacêutica, 40 3° Esq., 1150-340 Lisboa, Portugal // Tel : +351 21 35 82 519 / Fax : +351 21 35 82 520 // Email : furia@netcabo.pt
João Nicolau is born in 1975, in Lisbon. After his studies, in 1999, he directs the documentary Calado Não Da, and he works on the Editing of films by João César Monteiro, Miguel Gomes, Margarida Gil, among others. Rapace is his first fiction short film.