[Brazil@Harvard] Brazil Film Series - Casa de Areia - TONIGHT

Harvard University Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents *Brazil Film Series* Casa de Areia (House of Sand) Andrucha Waddington, 2005 In 1910, Vasco de Sa moves with his mother-in-law and pregnant wife to an inhospitable wilderness near a lagoon surrounded by shifting sand dunes in the middle of untamed Brazil. Following Vasco de Sa's death, they must care for themselves with the support of friendly strangers like Massu, the local son of a former slave, and Lieutenant Luiz, a young guide for a group of astronomical researchers. Aurea, Vasco's wife, spends decades hoping to move back to the city, while her anguish and despair slowly turn into acceptance of her fate. Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - TONIGHT Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Location: CGIS South,Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu Free and open to the public. Screened with subtitles in English. For more information about this and other Brazil related events go to: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events -- Marcio Siwi Fellow / Program Officer Brazil Studies Program Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil