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Masp celebrates its 70th annyversary at the Mostra

To celebrate the 70 years of the foundation of MASP, the Museum of Art of São Paulo, the 41st Mostra will hold a special program for the traditional screenings at the museum’s clear span. There will be exhibited six films —five of which are Brazilians— that offer new experiences and also commemorate important names of our cinematic history.

The opening of festivities will be with the documentary Híbridos, the Spirits of Brazil, directed by Priscilla Telmon and Vincent Moon, a musical and cinematographic journey that travels through many different Brazilian rituals.

The Audiovisual Heritage Day, in partnership with Cinemateca Brasileira, will become the Audiovisual Heritage Week and will honor Paulo José, actor who dedicated 60 years of his life to theater, cinema and television. Paulo José will receive the Leon Cakoff Prize and there will be exhibited three features starred by him: The Priest and the Girl (1966) and Macunaíma (1969), both directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, and The Naked Man (1968), by Roberto Santos.

Leon Hirszman’s 80th birthday will also be remembered. One of his most famous films, They Don`t Wear Black Tie won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1981, and will also be projected at MASP.

To complete the selection, the Mostra will also exhibit a restored copy of When Carnival Comes (1972), a national classic directed by Cacá Diegues. The film tells the story of a group of artists that travels the country, including great Brazilian names, such as Chico Buarque, Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, Hugo Carvana, Antonio Pitanga e Ana Maria Magalhães.

The sessions at the clear span are free and starts at 7:30 p.m.; the tickets will be distributed one hour before each event. See below the schedule day by day.

HÍBRIDOS, THE SPIRITS OF BRAZIL, by Priscilla Telmon and Vincent Moon
23/10, Monday, at 7:30 p.m.

THE PRIEST AND THE GIRL, by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
24/10, Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m.

WHEN CARNIVAL COMES, by Cacá Diegues
25/10, Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m.

THE NAKED MAN, by Roberto Santos
26/10, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.

THEY DON’T WEAR BLACK TIE, by Leon Hirszman
27/10, Friday, at 7:30 p.m.

MACUNAÍMA, by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
28/10, Saturday, at 7:30 p.m.