If you manage to track down the of Amor Estranho Amor (Love Strange Love, 1982) , go in with your eyes open. This is not a date movie. It is not a nostalgic trip. It is a difficult, problematic, beautifully shot piece of celluloid that asks questions we are not comfortable answering.
This art-house aesthetic elevates the film above mere "sexploitation." It is a tragedy about a boy who loses his soul before he even finds his voice. amor estranho amor love strange love 1982 english exclusive
The film was banned in almost every state in Brazil. It was only shown in a few art cinemas in Rio de Janeiro before being pulled. The negative was confiscated. For 15 years, it was believed that the film was burned by the government. In reality, a producer had smuggled a print to Italy. This is why the market is dominated by European imports rather than Brazilian ones. If you manage to track down the of
The boy becomes an accidental, silent observer of the house’s daily rituals. He watches the women prepare, flirt, argue, and service clients. The film’s narrative is nearly passive; it drifts through long, dialogue-light sequences of piano music, silk robes, and voyeuristic glances. The “love” of the title is never tender—it is the strange, predatorial curiosity of a child absorbing adult sexuality without understanding it, and the complicated, maternal-yet-possessive affection the women project onto him. It is a difficult, problematic, beautifully shot piece
