Alice's House is Chico Teixeira’s first work in fiction. Prior to this film he worked exclusively as a documentary director. Two of his documentaries, Creatures born in secret and The inner me, were produced by Superfilmes, and were both awarded and very well-received. A delicate approach to human feelings and public empathy are Chico's trademarks. Alice's House focuses on the sentimental universe created by the character's behavior.
Alice, married for the last 20 years to a taxi driver, works in a beauty parlour, and has three children, and a mother who works as a maid in her house. None of the three siblings pay much attention to their mother, and they treat their grandmother with lack of respect. Alice's life in the female working world contrasts strongly with the powerful masculine presence in her home. Although she's a good girl, the chance to betray uncovers other betrayals she didn't know existed.
Working fiction in a documental way, Chico Teixeira has always gone for stories about personal and family conflicts. He constantly focus on the character's anxieties and ungranted wishes, and works with believable and popular stories, capturing the intensity of human relations within a simple life.
Teixeira started his carreer directing documentaries, approaching themes of a certain "weirdness". One of those is Creatures Born in Secret (1995), winner of several awards.
His second documentary, The inner me (2000) was financed by the Jan Vrijman Foundation - Amsterdam. It was screened at several international festivals, such as IDFA, Bangkok Film Festival and Oslo International Film Festival.
His 1st narrative feature, Alice's House, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, gave him international recognition. Alice's House was screened at 63 international film festivals, among them San Sebastian International Film Festival, 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, 18éme Rencontres Cinemas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse - Cinelatino, Miami International Film Festival, 21st Fribourg Film Festival, 26th annual Vancouver International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 3rd Berlinale in Athens Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, La Rochelle International Film Festival and Göteborg Film Festival.
In 2015 Teixeira released his 2nd feature film, Ausência.
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Alice
Carla Ribas
Lindomar
Zé Carlos Machado
Lucas
Vinicius Zinn
Director and Storyline
Chico Teixeira
Screenwriters
Chico Teixeira, Júlio Pessoa, Sabina Anzuategui and Marcelo Gomes
Cinematographer
Mauro Pinheiro Jr, ABCArt
Director
Marcos Pedroso
Editor
Vânia Debs
Production Manager
Lili Bandeira
Direct Sound
João Godoy
Sound Editing
Eduardo Santos Mendes
Assistant Director
Amílcar M. Claro
Coach
Fátima Toledo
Cenographer
Valdy Lopes Ferreira
Costume Designer
André Simonetti
Producers
Patrick Leblanc and Zita Carvalhosa
This film was financed by:
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