Seashore (2015)
Beira-Mar (original title)
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Brazilian kids figuring out who they are
Beira-Mar aka “Seashore” starts out with two young-ish Brazilian guys trying to come up with a plan for their vacation. They dare each other to go into a bar, but one of the ID’s they show doesn’t seem to be good enough, showing us just how young they are. In one scene, they are next to each other, and we see their arms moving quickly…. but it turns out they are playing video games… although we are supposed to think something else is going on. Lots of soulful staring. Hanging out. The two main actors, Mateus Almada and Mauricio Barcellos, are two dudes on a road-trip. They are on some kind of mission for somebody’s father, but we’re not quite sure what they have to do. I’m guessing that because it’s written by people that had these actual experiences way back when… things happen in a slower, more discrete way than they would be now; i think today’s youth, even in Brazil, would cut to the chase quicker than they do in this film. More soulful stares. Hanging out with chicks and nothing happens. More long pauses. One of the lads re-connects with his family, but we’re still not sure what’s going on. The two guys FINALLY hook up, to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. Very romantic. The one that didn’t like the ocean before gets up and jumps into the waves, apparently to prove that he is now conquering his fears. All of them! End scene. Cute film. Directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, who have done a bunch of films together over the past ten years.
