The Wind Carries On: Mateus Crafts Political Fable Fusing Past & Present
In her debut film, Fogo do Vento (Fire of Wind), which finds a harvesting community lost in the past as they face an uncertain future, Portuguese director Marta Mateus descends into an abstract fable where shared memories, prayers, and pleas coalesce. Produced by Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa, whose influence on Mateus’ presentation feels apparent, it’s an arthouse fable about the metaphorical plights of the working class, where even the beasts of burden have revolted, pinning them between a rock and a hard place. A long night spent in the trees ends with a morning bringing with it struggles of the past, marrying a past with the unstable present.… Read the rest
