Found Memories
2011 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · 83% critics
In a quiet rural village, daily life follows the same gentle rituals of bread, coffee, church, and shared meals, with little change from one day to the next. When a young traveler arrives looking for a place to stay, her presence and her photography subtly stir the community, bringing new attention to memory, aging, and connection.
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Details
- Original title
- Histórias Que Só Existem Quando Lembradas
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-05-11
- Language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (22 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for a quiet, contemplative drama about routine, community, and memory, with striking imagery; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers, or plot-heavy storytelling like Tabu.
Pros: strong sense of place; touching reflections on aging; beautiful photographs and visuals | Cons: very slow pace; repetitive daily scenes; thin, unexplained story
Themes
- woman director
- locked graveyard
- passing on a role
- pinhole camera
Cast & crew
Sônia Guedes
as Madalena
Lisa Fávero
as Rita
Luiz Serra
as Antonio
Ricardo Merkin
as Padre Josias
- NJ
Nelson Justiniano
as Moacir
Directed by Julia Murat