Vertige de la chute

Vertige de la chute
Written byVincent Rimbaux
Directed byVincent Rimbaux
Patrizia Landi
StarringBallet Company of Rio de Janeiro
Country of origin
  • France
  • Brazil
Original languagePortuguese
Production
ProducerStéphanie Lebrun
Running time86 minutes
Production companiesBabel Doc
France Télévisions
Cafeína Produções
Original release
NetworkCanal Brasil
Release2018 (2018)

Vertige de la chute (also known as: Ressaca) is a 2018 French-Brazilian documentary directed by Vincent Rimbaux and Patrizia Landi, and produced by Babel Doc and Stéphanie Lebrun. The film addresses the struggle of employees of the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro in the midst of the state's economic and political crisis.[1] Stéphanie Lebrun and the production team won an International Emmy Award for it in 2020 in the Arts Programming category.

Ressaca was aired on Canal Brasil on May 24, 2021, and is available on the Globoplay streaming platform.

Synopsis

Shot entirely in black and white, the documentary tells the daily lives of professionals at the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro in 2017, when then-governor Luiz Fernando Pezão suspended the salaries of the institution's employees.

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2019 Festival do Rio[2] Best Documentary Direction Vincent Rimbaux e Patrizia Landi Won
Best Documentary Vertige de la chute Won
2020 48th International Emmy Awards Best Arts Programming[3] Won

References

  1. ^ "Vencedor do Emmy, 'Ressaca' mostra luta dos funcionários do Theatro Municipal do Rio". Folha de São Paulo. 8 February 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Documentário "Ressaca", vencedor do Emmy Internacional, chega às plataformas de streaming". Agência Brasil. 25 November 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vertige de la Chute (Ressaca)". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved November 27, 2021.