Engraving and Engravers

An exploration of the work of a painter widely regarded as one of Brazil's most important artists. Through cinema, the film offers a critical and insightful study of the creative process.

Filmed between March and August 1970, the film presents the Catholic festival from its performative dimension. Residents of the region reveal a certain nostalgia for the spectacle, which, according to them, have been lost over time. It is in the search for a theatrical revival that the film operates, reactivating the historic city as a large open-air stage.