Janela da Alma (2001)

6.9/10 73 min Documentary

Overview

Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.

Cast

Hermeto Pascoal

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José Saramago

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Antonio Cícero

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Wim Wenders

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Marieta Severo

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João Ubaldo Ribeiro

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Walter Lima Jr.

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Oliver Sacks

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Manoel de Barros

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Agnès Varda

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Hanna Schygulla

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