Joao Canejo presents “Live Badly”
“Viver Mal is a reflection of Viver Mal. In the mirror, the reflected image is found upside down, and this film shows what can only be imagined in the other: hotel guests who, in the first film, are little more than subtle shadows or silhouettes Which appear here and there, are now the champions.And the family members who run the hotel, at the forefront in Fiver Mal, are the ones who have been relegated to second place in
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Mirror game
With this original cinematic project, João Canejo wanted to make two films dealing with the same themes, with plots unfolding in the same place, at the same time. “The secondary characters in the first film are the main characters in the second film, and vice versa. The titles Mal Viver and Viver Mal reflect this game of mirrors. However, I see these two films as individual and independent works,” explains the director.
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anxiety
The strong bonds between family members (to the point of suffocation) are the main theme of both films. Focusing on the relationship between mother and daughter, João Canejo wanted to talk about anxiety and how mothers pass it on to their daughters: “It’s a film about inheritance and the fact that mothers can restore the lives of their miserable daughters.” “Anxiety prevents them, on both sides, from loving and living
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