Don’t Call me Son

Thursday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium

Introduction: Dr. Gregory Hutcheson, Department of Classical and Modern Languages

Thursday, November 1, 5:00 p.m.
Floyd Theater

Storyline

This poignant coming-of-age film from Brazil is focused on Pierre, seventeen and in the middle of puberty. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when his mother is arrested for having stolen him from a hospital when he was a newborn baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. His biological parents Gloria and Matheus have spent seventeen years searching for him; they are now desperate to make up for the lost years and spend time with their eldest son, whom they call Felipe. Observed from a critical distance by his younger brother Joca, Pierre/Felipe moves in with his well-heeled new family, who are determined to mould him according to their ideals. But Pierre has his own designs for his life.

The turmoil of adolescence is plumbed with wit and compassion by award winning director Anna Muylaert, whose earlier film, THE SECOND MOTHER , also in Pragda´s catalog, dealt with familial loyalty and class tensions as well.

 

Presented in collaboration with the LBGT Program as part of Pride Week and as part of The Spanish Film Club series with the support Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.