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A WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF LEFFEST - NOVEMBER 20TH

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QUESTIONING THE PLACE BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CINEMA
BETWEEN LITERATURE AND CINEMA: "WHERE AM I?" is a masterclass that brings together David Cronenberg, Donato Santeramo and Paulo Branco.

JOÃO MÁRIO GRILO PREMIERES SHORT FILM
His feature film A FALHA screens at Espaço Nimas, followed by the premiere of his short film NÃO ESQUECERÁS. In the end, Dulce Maria Cardoso, Luís Mário Lopes and Rogério Samora will join João Mário Grilo for a conversation.

STEPHEN KOVACEVICH AT THE NATIONAL PALACE OF QUELUZ
Considered one of the best pianists in the world, Kovacevich will participate in a conversation with the audience, followed by a piano recital. 

JEAN DOUCHET, RESTLESS CHILD
Jean Douchet is the protagonist in the film dedicated to his prominent figure as a film critic, an influence to many filmmakers and film lovers.

PAUL BOWLES'S IMPRESSIONS ON PORTUGAL 
The documentary PAUL BOWLES: THE CAGE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN, by Daniel Young, along with the short film by Hermínia Sol, THE PLEASANT FEELING OF BEING IN A MORE INNOCENT AGE: PAUL BOWLES’S IMPRESSIONS ON PORTUGAL, which puts forward Bowles’s perspective on a "backward and naive country that had fallen victim of a long dictatorship". The session features a conversation betweeen Irene Herrmann, musical heir of the Estate of Paul Bowles, and Herminia Sol.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
LOU REED'S BERLIN, by Julian Schnabel, presented by Adolfo Luxúria Canibal; IN COMPETITION: CLOSENESS (TESNOTA), by Kantemir Balagov; THE DAY AFTER, by Hong Sangsoo; FROST, by Sharunas Bartas; HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES, by John Cameron Mitchell, are some of the films competing in the section this year.
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