One of the most celebrated documentaries of Portuguese cinema, which portrays the life of a village in the summer, which coincides with the return of emigrants.
The documentary by Miguel Gomes is the current picture of the interior of Portugal, who won a new lease of life with the arrival of immigrants, during the month of August. The villages of Riverside and beyond, throughout the year, are a ghostly legacy of the old country and the exodus of people to the coast in search of a better life. Except in the month of August, a period of pilgrimage dedicated to the patron saints and feasts, this coincides with the arrival of immigrants from France. The portrait of a country, which follows a music band and the sentimental relations among group members.
It is a biopic of the deep portuguese way life over on a specific period of the year. Who has not danced in one of these festivities? And drank wine in private cellars among the company of friends and neighbors? That darling month of August is the second work of director Miguel Gomes, a result of production that suffered financial ups and downs, typical drawbacks of a film made in Portugal. But it paid off in end on terms of screenplay and editing.
