You can find versions of this film with Portuguese subtitles (typically titled News from Home or Notícias de Casa ) on: News from Home (1976)
: It reflects on migration and the feeling of being "in-between" two worlds. News from Home Legendas Portuguese (BR)
: The film captures the gritty, solitary essence of the 1970s metropolis. You can find versions of this film with
: The film consists of long, static takes of New York City in the 1970s—streets, subways, and storefronts—captured by cinematographer Babette Mangolte . News from Home Legendas Portuguese (BR)
: Over these impersonal urban landscapes, Akerman reads letters sent by her mother from Brussels.
: The letters represent a "monotone litany" of familial expectation and the "suffocating" nature of love across a distance. Availability in Portuguese
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