THE ORNITHOLOGIST

When the ornithologist Fernando loses his bearings and contact with the outside world while out exploring in the wilderness, he comes across two female Chinese pilgrims, men wearing spirits of the forest costumes, a deaf and dumb shepherd called Jesus and Amazonian riders. Birds observe him. The deeper he ventures into the mythical jungle and loses himself in it, the more he finds himself. A sensual film inspired by the story of Saint Anthony filmed with Cinemascope and boasting a brilliant sound design. Rodrigues’ films tell of transformations, polymorphous love and drifting identities with elliptical jumps, in parallel worlds full of fetishes and driven by the violent desire of the characters. Despite its stylistic artificiality, Rodrigues’ work is anchored in reality.

THE ORNITHOLOGIST

A film by João Pedro Rodrigues, F/BRA/POR 2017, 118 min

 

THE ORNITHOLOGIST -João Pedro Rodrigues

THE ORNITHOLOGIST -João Pedro Rodrigues

THE ORNITHOLOGIST -João Pedro Rodrigues

THE ORNITHOLOGIST -João Pedro Rodrigues