My Darling Supermarket
In this existentialist delight, whimsical and profound, the mundane gains new enlightenment.
My Darling Supermarket
A charming and witty portrait of a grocery store in São Paulo, My Darling Supermarket follows the day-to-day lives of its employees—a panoply of workers steeped in the confining space of the store. Humor, drama, mystery, romance—and even quantum physics—coexist alongside milk cartons, meat cuts, bar codes, and security cameras as these individuals try to subvert the mundane and cope with the drudgeries of low-wage labor. Between repetitive actions such as stocking shelves and scanning groceries, these anonymous supermarket employees reflect frankly on their lives, society, and the role they dream of playing in it.
Genre
Docu-drama
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Runtime
80
Language
Portuguese
Director
Tali Yankelevich
FEATURED REVIEW
Amber Wilkinson, Screen Daily
If the idea of a documentary set entirely within the confines of a Brazilian supermarket sounds about as interesting as doing the weekly shop, Tali Yankelevich is here to change your mind. The first-time feature director shows a similar playfulness to the documentary work of Denis Côté as she makes ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 2.26.21 - 3.18.21
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