The film ’45 of the Second Time’ relives the past with affection

If human life could be compared to a football match, that of the trio of protagonists would be (almost) at the end, 45% of the second half. Remember that no match is won and there can always be extra time and penalties. Luiz Villaça previously directed Tony Ramos in the TV series A Mulher do Prefeito. His wife in the fiction was actually already his wife, Denise Fraga.

Second Tempo movie 45 is predominantly male. The trio is performed by Tony, Cássio Gabus Mendes and Ary França. Although punctual, women have a decisive participation. Villaça prefers not to talk about Denise. Ask Tony to do it. “It was one of the happiest encounters of my professional life. I love those two. About Louise Cardoso, it is Villa who speaks. “Cinema loves this woman. Louise should make more films. »

CRISIS

45 do Segundo Tempo will premiere this Thursday the 18th. Three childhood and childhood friends, having reached adulthood, go through moments of crisis. Tony has an Italian canteen in Blaas that he may have to close. You try to get a loan from the bank, but you can’t. Cassio, seemingly the most successful of the trio, sees his marriage fall apart. The wife, the gay son – he will have to learn to respect the world, others and be tolerant of himself. Ary has become a priest, but is going through a spiritual crisis. Desire consumes him, he does not see the tail of a skirt. The trio embark on a journey to the small town where they were born. 45 is a road movie.

It is also Villaça’s tribute to the great Italian comedy. Impossible not to think of Mario Monicelli (My Dear Friends), Dino Risi (The Monsters). “You got straight to the point,” says the director and screenwriter. “Since I was a child, I have been nurtured by these comedies. Federico Fellini, Os Boas Vidas, Ettore Scola. I wouldn’t say they were dramatic comedies, but dramatic comedies. Life as it is, with its joys, sorrows and difficulties, but the human need for affection, for pleasure, has not changed. Cassio and Ary agree. “I like the cinema of Luiz (Villaça). These little stories, the ordinary people you identify with. It’s a humanist cinema and we need it more than ever. Ary: “Villa films how he lives. We are a group of friends sitting around a table to analyze each other, and analyze the world”.

Friends look like adults who refuse to grow up. “The reunion brings the boy back,” Tony recalled. The simple and human cinema of Villaça, with social overtones, takes on its political dimension. “Talking about affection in an era marked by hate speech is a political position. That day, the journalist from State the conversation with the director and cast of 45 of the Second Time begins the political propaganda. All four agree. “Without democracy, there is no solution. Tony challenges Sir Winston Churchill: “He said that, however imperfect, democracy is always better than the other alternatives. »

PARTNERSHIP

The film was born out of a desire. Villaça enjoyed working with Tony so much in A Mulher do Prefeito that he started writing 45 do Segundo Tempo with him in the lead to play Pedro. Sent him the script. “I started reading and on page 12 it clicked. It was already on. This page 12 of the script corresponds to what in the film? “That’s one way of saying it. If you don’t get addicted to pages 10, 15, or even 20, you don’t care.

One of the best scenes is about the weather. Dear friends are coming back to town. The children climbed into the water tank in the main square. What a great adventure! Adults, the tower and the view seem insignificant. “A m…”, as Cassio says. Time passes, redraws things. This is perhaps Villa’s favorite scene. “It’s a film to see at the cinema. There are people who have become accustomed to streaming in this pandemic phase, but 45 de Segundo Tempo will be much better on the big screen in the cinema”, concludes Tony.

The information comes from the newspaper. State of Sao Paulo.