ABOUT MOVIE MAGIC:

Movie Magic 2.0 is yet another initiative from Urban Solace, to bring you experiences that will enrich your life. And Movies with its multi sensory appeal connects with you at a deeper and more meaningful way. Screened in our new space "The Vortex @ Urban Solace" complete with a large screen and great sound, is the perfect setting to spend an afternoon in the company of other movie lovers in the city of Bangalore, watching and discussing the nuances of these specially chosen art films.

Title: The Second Mother

Director: Anna Muylaert

Language: Portuguese

Country: Brazil

Duration: 116 mins

ABOUT THE FILM:

The Second Mother is a witty and sharply observed comedy about the subtle and silent class conflict between a family and their live-in housekeeper. These conflicts come to surface when the housekeeper's daughter comes to live with them, causing great disorder in this upper class haven. What follows is a series of uncomfortable situations - uproariously funny, but also touched by the pathos of working class life.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:

Anna studied filmmaking at the School of Communications and Arts at University of São Paulo (USP) from 1980 to 1984. She became a film critic for IstoÉ and O Estado de S. Paulo and in 1988 she joined the staff of Rede Gazeta's program TV Mix. In 1999, she worked as an editor and reporter on TV Cultura's Matéria-Prima. She also wrote scripts for the Cultura programs Mundo da Lua (1991–92) and Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (1994–97).

Muylaert has directed six short films—the most notable being A Origem dos Bebês Segundo Kiki Cavalcanti (1995) which won awards at Rio Cine e Cine Ceará before directing her first feature film, Durval Discos (2002). It won seven awards out of fourteen nominations at Festival de Gramado, including Best Director and Best Film. Seven years later, she released her second film, É Proibido Fumar, which won eight awards at Festival de Brasília, including Best Screenplay and Best Film. Muylaert directed Chamada a Cobrar (2012), based on a television film Para Aceitá-la Continue na Linha (2010), which she also directed. Her fourth film, The Second Mother, entered the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and Panorama at Berlinale film festival, where the film received the Audience Award.

Mulaert's 2016 film Don't Call Me Son premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

Curator: Prashant Parvataneni

Prashant works as an independent writer and researcher. He is part of "Brown-study - A collective of independent artists" Prashant also works with The Kabir Project at Srishti Institute of Art. He also teaches long and short term courses on art, literature, and cinema at colleges across Bangalore.