PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Ana Katz, director of the film Sueño Florianópolis.
Director Ana Katz presented her latest film, Sueño Florianópolis, at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, in the official competition. In this interview, we talk about the theme of family, humour, and the cultural differences between Brazil and Argentina – two cultures that meet in her film.
Sueño Florianópolis: Lucrecia, Pedro, and their teenage kids Julian and Florencia set out from Buenos Aires one sweltering day in a rattletrap Renault to vacation in the Brazilian summer resort of Florianópolis. Renowned Argentinian director Ana Katz draws upon gentle humor and light melancholy to relate a tale of first love, past lovers, fateful encounters, and fleeting joys.
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