Bel Borba Aqui

Name: Bel Borba Aqui
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: October 5, 2012
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 50

2012

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Abramorama | Release Date: October 5, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: In Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco calls the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the “Black Rome.” The rich culture of Salvador emanates from a fusion of European, African, and Native Indian roots. Today, tattooed onto the skin of the cityʼs 500-year-old urban landscape, one observes the ubiquitous public artwork created by the artistIn Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco calls the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the “Black Rome.” The rich culture of Salvador emanates from a fusion of European, African, and Native Indian roots. Today, tattooed onto the skin of the cityʼs 500-year-old urban landscape, one observes the ubiquitous public artwork created by the artist Bel Borba over the past 35 years. The documentary film, Bel Borba Aqui, reflects the intense and intimate relationship between this historically rich city and her beloved native son, Bel Borba. (Abramorama)… Expand

Director: Andre Costantini and Burt Sun

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Walter Addiego

Oct 20, 2012

The film doesn't see any contradictions between the man and his work, which is folkloric, mostly upbeat, often humorous. Both art and artist are outsized and entertaining, and that's about all that Bel Borba Aqui has to say. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 18, 2012

What the film lacks in biographical depth, it makes up for with stirring visuals (including effective bits of split screen, time-lapse photography and animation), a vibrant score and an infectious, in-the-moment spirit. Read full review

Sam Adams

Oct 2, 2012

At one point, Borba speaks with keen perspicacity about embracing Bahian folklore even when it verges on stereotype. This documentary mirrors the enthusiasm of that embrace, but not its artistry. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Oct 3, 2012

A vibrant catalogue of his outdoor pieces presented in context with an exhaustive portrait of Borba as a boundlessly energetic, iconoclastic creator, the documentary ties itself too tightly to its subject, mimicking forms and rhythms it never fully makes its own. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Oct 5, 2012

Borba keeps referring to himself as "a hero," but the directors, Burt Sun and André Costantini, never delve into his psyche. On the plus side is Costantini's luscious cinematography. Read full review

Rachel Saltz

Oct 4, 2012

Bel Borba Aqui gives us plenty to look at, but not much to think about. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Oct 1, 2012

There's no pointing toward something other than the work itself, no poetic digression, no suggestion of a conceptual dimensionality to the work being produced. Read full review

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