Carlos Adriano

Abstract

When Bernardo Vorobow—Brazil’s “Mr. Cinematheque” and filmmaker Carlos Adriano’s life partner and filmmaking collaborator—died, Adriano struggled to recover from his loss by making what became a series of cine-elegies that reflect on his life with Vorobow and their immersion in world cinema of all kinds. Adriano recycles image, sound, and poetry from a wide variety of films and writers into complex and engaging montages that are simultaneously deeply personal and cine-globally aware—poignant and challenging homages to Vorobow and to the creative spirit energizing Adriano’s recovery from his loss (and, as is clear in his most recent video, his discovery of a new partner). This is the first career interview with Adriano, who is dedicated to honoring, and creating, Brazilian contributions to world film history.