Aquarius Page #2

Synopsis: Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. All the neighboring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.
Genre: Drama
Production: Vitagraph Films
  33 wins & 36 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
88
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
NOT RATED
Year:
2016
146 min
$285,930
Website
328 Views


And i was born on December 21, 1980.

That's amazing. Check it out.

This article here, published weeks

before Lennon was murdered

and before you were born,

says the following:

''John Lennon's plans for the future''

This record, this record

I'm holding in my hands,

becomes a special object...

You see?

And you don't know who

owned it before?

Didn't i tell you i bought it

down in Porto Alegre...

...at a used record store.

I don't know who owned it,

all i know is it was bought in Los Angeles

and ended up in Porto Alegre,

I mean, i'm not even sure

it was bought in Los Angeles, actually,

and it ended up here.

Cool. So, digital media

it's fine with you?

This here is like

a message in a bottle.

-Good afternoon, Ms. Clara.

-Seu Geraldo, good afternoon.

-How are you?

-Fine

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon.

Ms. Clara, would you let us

have a word with you?

It depends.

If you're here to

discuss my proposal...

...for the acquisition

of the flat upstairs...

I did send you that proposal, but i never

heard from you, what a busy man you are...

Is this the reason of your visit,

Seu Geraldo?

We are here to talk to you...

...a good, eye to eye conversation,

which is the best thing there is.

We have brought you

a counter-proposal.

That's wondertul!

This is about the upstairs flat, right?

No, this is about that conversation

we had before...

Tihs is about acquiring

your apartment.

About selling this apartment?

Exactly.

I'm not selling, Seu Geraldo,

you already know that.

-Ms. Carla, this proposal.

-Clara.

Ms. Clara.

-Where were you?

-I was downstairs sweeping.

Ms. Clara?

It's a very generous offer.

It's over the market value

for this type and size of apartment,

but we've made this proposal

especially for you.

Let's just get this over with.

Let's just get this over with,

Geraldo.

My apartment is not for sale;

I'm not selling.

I appreciate your visiting,

but i must go.

Ms. Clara,

First of all, congratulations,

I can see from out here that

you've remodeled the apartment,

-it looks beautiful.

-Yes, very interesting.

-Thank you.

-It's in very good taste, congratulations.

My name is Diego, i'm head of

this project at our company,

which is, by the way, my first project,

and i'm really proud of it,

and i think it's safe to say

that i have great news.

Yes?

And i'm going to tell you why.

First of all, the project

is now called ''Aquarius.''

Is he your.. son? Son-in-law?

No, no. This is my grandson, Diego;

He's been doing a good job

at the construction company.

Thank you, grandpa.

Did you say ''Aquarius?''

It's ''The New Aquarius''

The idea is to keep the name of the

building that used to exist in this spot.

''Used to exist?''

Yeah, it's a way of preserving the memory

...of the original building.

This is a new idea.

...but now with the new offer, another

piece of good news we bring you

The building exists.

You're standing there,

leaning on it.

Wrong way to express myself.

I see...

Now, before i go in and

close the door,

tell me something

What was the name of the original project,

before this ''New Aquarius?''

The original project was

the ''Atlantic Plaza Residence.''

Yes, that'd be a good name,

it sounds good, doesn't it?

We much prefer ''Aquarius''...

Well, thank you so much for this...

We'd like to point out that we are

always open to dialogue.

OK, thank you. Excuse me.

See you later.

In case you want to read it later,

on your own, the project

Thank you, Clara.

I'll go get some water because

I know you're upset, OK?

Part 2 Clara's Love

Alright?

Where are my songs?

Here on the flash drive.

On the pen drive?

But you'll transfer them

to my cell phone later?

Sure, i'll do that.

Will you?

Yeah, we'll do that later.

OK. Did everything fit?

Yeah, that list you sent me fit,

and i put some new stuff i think you'll like.

Yeah? That's great.

So that's how it is now, huh?

You Suggesting stuff.

Let me just put it on here,

just a second,

there it is. Listen to this.

You don't know me.

I have to shout this, because

you're deaf and won't listen to me.

Seduction enslaves you.

At the end of it all, you remain with me,

trapped in what i created.

That's funny.

And the more i talk about the whole truth

-What is it?

Oh, l'm just kinda happy today.

Yeah? Why?

This girl i know's arriving from Rio.

On Thursday.

Oh yeah? She's arriving?

What's the deal?

Oh, we met on Facebook.

She's a friend of Marcelo's. Remember him?

Yeah. I remember Marcelo.

So we met through him,

we chatted for a while,

we liked each other,

and now she's on her way!

Cooll And where's she staying?

At my place.

Do your parents know?

Yeah, they know.

So, delivery style, huh?

''Delivery,'' aunt,

I don't know, we'll see.

I think she's great.

We'll see where things go.

Love it.

Does this beauty have a name?

She does. It's Julia.

Julia. Beautiful name.

I love it.

Look

Do this,

play Maria Bethania for her.

Show her you're intense.

All right, i will.

-Good evening.

-Hey, how are you?

-Fine, fine.

-Beautiful as always.

Thank you, dear.

-I missed you..

-Son, how are you?

And what is their proposal?

Oh, I don't know,

I tore up the envelope.

You tore it up?

You weren't even curious

to know what it was?

No.

That's my sister

You're abolutely right.

Aren't there any legal maneuvers

to make these people leave me alone?

But they came,

knocked on your door,

asked to speak to you. there's,

there's nothing illegal there.

Are the other apartments all empty,

or anyone letting?

All empty.

They bought them all. So it's up to them,

if they sell them, rent them, whatever.

Clara, i didn't want to say anything,

but i must.

I just think about one thing

your quality of life.

That's the only thing

I worry about.

The rest is just the rest.

Yeah well

You know what i want

to do this week?

I want to go out dancing.

Oh, that's great.

Come with me, Fatima.

Oh yeah, I'll come!

Let's go!

Yeah! Antonio please let me go.

Oh, I guess i'm not going

Did i hear that, ''Antonio

please let me go''?

Yeah, he has to let me.

I thought l was going.

Well, well, well

No shortage of male dancers there.

How do you know

so much gossip?

And you share it like it's

all true. Amazing.

Girl, the headquarters

of Pernambuco gossip?

The swimming pool

at the German club.

That's why

you're all so tan

The dark skin The tongues,

but the poison now. Oh my God!

When i arrived in Recife

10 years ago

I practically married

the whole Jewish community.

No, honey, no no no no,

you f***ed the whole

Jewish community.

Me?

She's truly generous.

I'm a good person!

-I felt sorry for them

-That's exactly why!

Check it out.

-Take a look over there, Leandro.

-Who?

A retired lawyer from CHESF.

He was married to Ana Lucia,

who died some 10 years ago. Horrible.

''The Big C'' in her uterus.

Enough with this disease talk.

This is a party.

Let's talk about happy stuff?

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Kleber Mendonça Filho

Kleber Mendonça Filho (born 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, producer, and critic. more…

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