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Elena is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Petra Costa with Petra Costa
Elena (2013)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h22
Directed by Petra Costa
OriginBresil
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Rating74%
Elena is a Brazilian film directed by Petra Costa and produced by Busca Vida Filmes. It is based on the life of the actress Elena Andrade, Petra Costa's older sister.
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Elena moves to New York with the same dream her mother had: to become a movie actress. She leaves behind a childhood spent in hiding during Brazil’s military dictatorship and her teenage years amid theater plays and homemade videos. She also leaves behind Petra, her 7-year-old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. All she has are a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, diaries and letters. At any moment, Petra expects to find Elena walking in the streets. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we don’t know one from the other.Actors
Petra Costa
(Self)
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