At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the risk to her life, Lúcia, laconic, tells the doctor: 'Then open it'. This is the second time she has undergone bypass surgery. From this gesture, the documentary Abry was born (with y, sign of the unconscious, according to the nomenclature invented by his son, Glauber Rocha). To relate her memories, she invites filmmaker Joel Pizzini, who offers his mini camera as an instrument to amplify Lúcia's imagination. Abry is a poetic dive into Lúcia Rocha's fabulous universe, reconstructing her trajectory in Brazilian cinema through sounds, images and characters with whom she lived closely.
Cast
Lúcia Rocha
Self
Pierre Verger
Self
Glauber Rocha
Self (archive footage)
Anecy Rocha
Self (archive footage)
Ava Rocha
(voice)
Jards Macalé
(voice)
Raul Seixas
(voice)
Naná Vasconcelos
(voice)
Odete Lara
(voice)
Hugo Carvana
(voice)
Paloma Rocha
(voice)
Helena Ignez
Self
Ana Lúcia Rocha
Self
Carlos Augusto Calil
Self
Eryk Rocha
Self
Hermes Leal
Self
Lygia Fagundes Telles
Self
Pedro Paulo Rocha
Self
Ricardo Miranda
Self
Hélène Rocha Veber
Self
Sara Rocha
Self
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