UW Cinematheque - Two From Angola
Our Lady of the Chinese Shop | Angola | 2022 | DCP | 99 min. | Portuguese with English subtitles Director: Ery Claver
Event Details
Date
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Cláudia Púcuta, David Caracol, Willi Ribeiro
A mass-produced Virgin Mary doll, imported by a Chinese merchant, profoundly impacts the lives of three residents of Luanda, Angola. Through the stories of a grieving mother, a man searching for his missing dog, and a barber turned cult leader, the film explores the doll’s unsettling influence on the postcolonial city. Claver’s debut is a haunting meditation on faith, commerce, and the complexities of modern Angola.
A mass-produced Virgin Mary doll, imported by a Chinese merchant, profoundly impacts the lives of three residents of Luanda, Angola. Through the stories of a grieving mother, a man searching for his missing dog, and a barber turned cult leader, the film explores the doll’s unsettling influence on the postcolonial city. Claver’s debut is a haunting meditation on faith, commerce, and the complexities of modern Angola.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, February 1, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.