How a Heartbreaking Oscar Contender Liberated an Immigrant Woman from Her Grief
Pedro Costa’s “Vitalina Varela” provides an overdue opportunity for Academy voters to pay attention to his work.
Pedro Costa’s “Vitalina Varela” provides an overdue opportunity for Academy voters to pay attention to his work.
After winning the Locarno Film Festival, “Vitalina Varela” next heads to Sundance.
Costa’s latest vision of Cape Verdean immigrants — a highlight from this year’s Locarno Film Festival — is another lyrical vision of somber people confronting their past.