I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

Name: I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You
Genre: Drama
Released: March 25, 2011
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 87

2011

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I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

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Release Date: March 25, 2011

Summary: José Renato, a 35 year old geologist, is sent on a fieldtrip to the scrublands of the Sertão, a semi-arid isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil. The goal of his survey is to assess possible routes for a water canal from the region’s only voluminous river. As the fieldtrip progresses, we sense that José Renato has something in commonJosé Renato, a 35 year old geologist, is sent on a fieldtrip to the scrublands of the Sertão, a semi-arid isolated region in the Northeast of Brazil. The goal of his survey is to assess possible routes for a water canal from the region’s only voluminous river. As the fieldtrip progresses, we sense that José Renato has something in common with the places he visits: emptiness, a sense of abandonment and isolation. But he presses ahead, continuing the trip in hope that the crossing can somehow transmute his feelings. [Figa Films]… Expand

Director: Karim Ainouz and Marcelo Gomes

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 75 min

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Alison Willmore

Mar 22, 2011

The movie's true brilliance comes from its portrayal of how the world curls around you in the grip of heartache-every song on the radio, every face you see, every story you're told reflecting only what you've lost. Read full review

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Jay Weissberg

Mar 22, 2011

Utterly unpretentious and deeply touching. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Mar 29, 2011

The visual collage retains a consistent melancholy, resulting in an experience that's both deeply affecting and-since José never actually appears on-camera-utterly detached. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

Mar 22, 2011

Road movies don't get any purer. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 24, 2011

Coming in at a tight 75 minutes, this strikingly original travelogue glides on the lovely lilt of Mr. Santos's Portuguese narration. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine John P. McCarthy

Mar 27, 2011

Has a stirring elemental feel and constitutes filmmaking at its most basic and transfixing. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

May 5, 2011

Their use of multiple formats-including digital video, Super 8, and 35-millimeter slides-gives the movie the texture of a worn scrapbook. Read full review

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joomjim4

May 3, 2012

This film is something special. It provokes sense of loneliness, abandonment as well as hope at the same time. I have never seen a movie like this one and to be able to watch it, it feels like I've found something I truly strive for in the world of film. It is so realistic and profound thatThis film is something special. It provokes sense of loneliness, abandonment as well as hope at the same time. I have never seen a movie like this one and to be able to watch it, it feels like I've found something I truly strive for in the world of film. It is so realistic and profound that you could directly link to the man's emotional experience. A beautiful sorrowful film.… Expand

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