Well, I managed to catch the first film in the Brazilian Film Festival. Except for a very modern looking and awfully thin canopy, it was really outside. And it was blistering cold. After couple of false starts, due to either brazilian or british technologies failing like they do every day ... we had a successful start. Unfortunately I realised soon that the film was mediocre. The story line was hard to follow (I'm sure it all looked so much better in the script writer's head though), the characters weren't contoured or believable, the subtitles were crap, the photography was inexistant and the artistic value null. Maybe I was too generous to call it mediocre. To add to the beauty of it all, Beto Brant in the Q&A session proved to be entirely incoherent which sort of explained the total lack of coordination or sense in the film.
In addition to that, it was also a violent film, I hate violence, why do people think they can only trasmit something through violence. I think it's only bad directors or bad writers that recourse to violence or flashy effects to stun and shock the viewer. In a world of information, people need to be shocked in order to at least raise an eyebrow and draw some attention. It's disgusting.

Anyway, after the film, shuddering from the cold that got into our bones and lean body mass (no fat, ok?) we went for a curry and a glass of wine. We learn more about Brazil from our gracious guests. It was all nice and friendly, we were only 4 of us so we talked unrushed, maybe interrupted from time to time just by my ever present tasteless jokes (eg: if you wear kilts, do you wear bras too? now is that even a joke?). The food wasn't that good although allegedly the cook was featured in the Guiness book. For being the slowest cook ever, we joked.

Another good news is that Roberto is coming with me to Stockholm in 2 weeks time, so I'm not going alone. He booked the same flight and same hostel as me. Yiiha, can't wait. At 28.90 pounds for the flight and another 15 quid for the accommodation, it's quite cheap ... actually, between you and me, it was literally begging to be booked (sic). More details closer to the date!