Bel Borba Aqui
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44 out of 100

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  • Summary: In Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco calls the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the “Black Rome.” The rich culture of Salvador emanates from a fusion of European, African, and Native Indian roots. Today, tattooed onto the skin of the cityʼs 500-year-old urban landscape, one observes the ubiquitous public artwork created by the artist Bel Borba over the past 35 years. The documentary film, Bel Borba Aqui, reflects the intense and intimate relationship between this historically rich city and her beloved native son, Bel Borba. (Abramorama)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    Oct 2, 2012
    60
    At one point, Borba speaks with keen perspicacity about embracing Bahian folklore even when it verges on stereotype. This documentary mirrors the enthusiasm of that embrace, but not its artistry.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Rachel Saltz
    Oct 4, 2012
    50
    Bel Borba Aqui gives us plenty to look at, but not much to think about.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Diego Costa
    Oct 1, 2012
    25
    There's no pointing toward something other than the work itself, no poetic digression, no suggestion of a conceptual dimensionality to the work being produced.

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