Capitu e o Capítulo

The feeling of being transported that this film offers is of a strength and rarity that in itself already involves you, but through a beautiful combination of abandoning the narrative norms of modern cinema and embracing theater, Bressane offers a massage to the senses.

Be it the discomfort of confusion or the beauty of the captivity that the images and the complexity of a fundamental work of Brazilian culture, Capitu and Chapter is presented with a vast wealth of sensations in which I happily give up understanding and accept to feel this journey with the characters.

It's not one that everyone will probably like, whether due to its dense language, abandonment of structure and execution norms or even its tone rooted in Brazilian culture, the work of Machado de Assis, but it is an experience that everyone should have.

Mariana Ximenes is a force of nature, and her talent and beauty as Capitu is captured in a surreal way.

With fantastic framing, vivid colors and masterful art direction and everyone dedicated to Bressane's vision, Capitu and the Chapter is already one of the most visually stunning films of this decade with a memorable post-credit scene that captures a beautiful smile on the viewer's face in this ocean of sensations of just one hour.

I reproduce here Lou Cardoso's brilliant words, which express my opinion in its entirety: "Personally, Capitu and the Chapter is not for me. My personal taste did not embark on this somewhat pretentious journey of exploring male insecurity vented on a woman who was definitely too much for Casmurro's little truck. However, it is necessary to praise the beautiful production design, costumes, and cinematography of the film, which paints a complete contemporary fictional imaginary."

"If you had to choose between me and your mother, who would it be?" Capitu asks her troubled lover provocatively. Elsewhere, they dance to inaudible music with their friends, each couple keeping their own rhythm. At times, this representation of the memories we see Dom Casmurro writing on paper with an extravagant pen seems to be an interplay of conflicting emotions-especially when jealousy rears its head.