IFFNY opens on Friday, May 25, 2018 at the prestigious Kaufman Astoria Studios located on 34-12 36th St, Astoria, NY 11106 with the Red Carpet at 7:00 pm, followed by the Opening Ceremony at 8:00 pm, and the screening of the Feature Film “The Kiss” from Brazil, directed by Murilo Benício. To reserve your ticket visit EventBrite for the Opening Night Ceremony Pass.
Friday, 25 May 2018 |
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| Time | Event | Description | Location |
| 7:00 pm | Red Carpet | Black Tie event | Kaufman Astoria Studios |
| 8:00 pm | Opening Ceremony | Black Tie event | Kaufman Astoria Studios |
| 8:30 pm | The Kiss (Brazil) | Feature Film, Dir. Murilo Benício Followed by Q&A & After Party |
Kaufman Astoria Studios |
Friday, 25 May 2018
8:30 pm, at Kaufman Astoria Studios (34-12 36th St, Astoria, NY 11106)
-The Kiss/ Murilo Benício/ BRAZIL /Feature.01:38:00.
Synopsis: Based on the text “The Kiss on the Asphalt”, a play written by brazilian famous writer Nelson Rodrigues, first staged in 1961, the film tells the story of Arandir, a man who, in a banal gesture, attends the request for a kiss on the mouth made by a guy about to die and who had just been run over by a bus. The act is witnessed by Amado, a sensationalist reporter who explores the kiss between two men as a top headline on his newspaper in order to increase sales, as well as inciting police to investigate a supposed connection between Arandir and the dead man. ‘The Kiss’ focuses on the discussion about the power of the conspiracy and the destruction in the life of as anonymous man. In the plot, Arandir is involved in the accusations made by his father-in-law, Apprígio, who insists on the idea that he witnessed the kiss, even though he didn’t, and the doubt that the police and the reporter set in the head of his wife, Selminha.
Director & Writer: Murilo Benício, Producer: Marcello Ludwig Maia & Murilo Benício.
Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Débora Falabella, Fernanda Montenegro, Stenio Garcia, Otávio Muller.
Followed by Q&A
(After party TBA)
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