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Gabe Klinger\u2019s<\/a> first film made in his native Brazil is at least as much a portrait of his hometown, S\u00e3o Paulo, as it is of the title character. \u201cBrazil\u2019s gastronomic capital\u201d comes vividly alive as middle-aged sommelier Isabel tries to realise her dream: opening her own wine bar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marina Person<\/a>, known in Brazil not only as an actress and director but also as a TV presenter, delivers a captivating, charming performance as Isabel. She has a French boyfriend, Fred, and works at a two-star Michelin restaurant, but Isabel passionately longs for something else: a restaurant where she could serve local, traditional, and organic wines, and where she would no longer have to put up with her boss Tommaso\u2019s \u201cmore commercial\u201d views.<\/span><\/p>\n

Klinger wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Person, and perhaps that is why Isabel\u2019s <\/span>portrayal is so multifaceted: as she succeeds or is disappointed with the American businessman Pat or her young colleague Nico, it is more about the endeavour and the journey than about reaching a destination. Life is not easy, but in the images captured on Flora Dias\u2019s gorgeously grainy 16 mm film, it is always worth experiencing in the old, cosy, human-scale neighbourhood blocks of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Timo Malmi<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gabe Klinger\u2019s first film made in his native Brazil is at least as much a portrait of his hometown, S\u00e3o Paulo, as it is of the title character. \u201cBrazil\u2019s gastronomic capital\u201d comes vividly alive as middle-aged sommelier Isabel tries to realise her dream: opening her own wine bar. 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