The Soul of the Bone

Overview

The film gradually reveals the apparently isolated existence of Dominguinhos, a 72-year-old hermit who lives inside a cave that juts off from a rock mountain. The film is composed of long silences in which the hermit executes his daily chores, such as cooking and cleaning, and of images that transcend his territory. Towards the end we discover that silence is commonplace in the hermit’s life, the normal state in which time passes. Speech is the state of exception.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 22, 2004

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Marimbondo

Cast

Domingos Albino Ferreira

Director

Cao Guimarães

Producer

Beto Magalhães

Music

O Grivo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0405677