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The Metamorphosis of Birds

Play trailer Poster for The Metamorphosis of Birds 2020,  1h 51m,  Documentary/ Biography/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories and dreams of her ancestors. Vasconcelos presents her family's lineage, starting with her grandfather Henrique, who married her grandmother Beatriz on her 21st birthday. This is the beginning of a generational saga, told in shards of memory and voiceover.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) Mar 13, 2022
3/5
This dramatised documentary about the family history of Portuguese first-time director Catarina Vasconcelos has a cumulative power that draws the audience into its dreamy, contemplative rhythms. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies Mar 11, 2022
4/5
Could’ve happily sat with this 100-minute film for at least another hour. Go to Full Review
Cath Clarke Guardian Mar 7, 2022
3/5
It’s a film of extraordinary, beautifully composed images, each one like a painting itself... Go to Full Review
William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews Jul 18, 2024
4.5/5
Striking in its abstract form and hypnotic in its unique compositions, The Metamorphosis of Birds is a deeply personal consideration of life, death and the natural world. Go to Full Review
Sarah Kent The Arts Desk Mar 15, 2022
5/5
A film that may not succeed in awakening the dead, but is every bit as beautiful and as moving as Bach’s music. Go to Full Review
Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) Mar 15, 2022
3/5
When it produces beauty and lyricism — as it does here — this kind of cinema is worthwhile. Still, an hour and 40 minutes of it is an awful lot. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Catarina Vasconcelos

Director

Manuel Rosa

Young Jacinto

João Móra

Young Pedro

Ana Vasconcelos

Young Beatriz

Henrique Vasconcelos

Jacinto

Inês Campos

Young Teresa

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The Metamorphosis of Birds

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Movie Info

Synopsis Catarina Vasconcelos sifts through the memories and dreams of her ancestors. Vasconcelos presents her family's lineage, starting with her grandfather Henrique, who married her grandmother Beatriz on her 21st birthday. This is the beginning of a generational saga, told in shards of memory and voiceover.
Director
Catarina Vasconcelos
Producer
Pedro Fernandes Duarte, Joana Gusmão, Catarina Vasconcelos
Screenwriter
Catarina Vasconcelos, Catarina Vasconcelos
Production Co
Primeira Idade
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Drama
Original Language
Portuguese
Runtime
1h 51m
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