Memory House

What's most remarkable about "Memory House" is not just its boldness but its beauty.

Better as a mood piece than a political statement...

Rife with magical realist elements, the film is a visual and auditory treasure trove...

There is something so spiritual and profound about Pitanga's performance.

With so little that's independent-minded coming out of Brazilian cinema these days, Maria has found a niche well worth exploring and schisms few others dare to talk about.

Increasingly grotesque, Memory House is a visually arresting if simple parable with little need for dialogue.

It literally depicts the gradual poisoning of a marginalized individual through the toxic environment that surrounds him.

Poetic and unflinching with shades of Ken Loach and Carlos Reygadas, but emotionally cold without enough left to the audience's imagination.

[Memory House is] a repository of so many familiar tics and stylistic signposts that one would be forgiven for imagining they've already seen this film before.

Everything from the imagery to the performances and measured pace makes João Paulo Miranda Maria's Memory House one of the most memorable films of the year.