THIS SEPTEMBER, INDIEPIX INVITES HOME AUDIENCES ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME – A LAVISH EPIC BASED ON THE INCREDIBLE TRAVELS OF 16TH CENTURY EXPLORER
FERNÃO MENDES PINTO
PILGRIMAGE
Street Date: September 8, 2020
DVD/Digital: $24.95
Portugal’s Oscar® Submission for “Best International Film” in 2018,
This Sweeping Period Drama From Award-winning Director Joao Botelho,
a Venice Golden Lion Nominee, Will Also Be Available Via Streaming Platform IndiePix Unlimited on Amazon Channels
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Adventurer, pilgrim, penitent — in the 16th Century, Portugal’s Fernão Mendes Pinto became one of the first Europeans to sail and explore the Orient – from India and Japan and all the places in between. Above all, however, he was a highly skilled writer and his controversial memoir, “The Travels of Mendes Pinto,” was published posthumously in 1614. PILGRIMAGE, a lavish and sweeping epic from award-winning Portuguese director João Botelho (The Fatalist, Traffic), a Venice Golden Lion nominee, is a remarkable imagining of these historic voyages. The period drama was Portugal’s Academy Award® submission for “Best International Film” in 2018.
Hailing from the interior of Portugal, Pinto (Cláudio da Silva) wound up in Lisbon, where his uncle left him as a servant to a nobleman. In his mid-twenties, he ventured East, searching for both his brothers and a better fortune. Called by many as one of the greatest adventures ever lived, PILGRIMAGE details Pinto’s unforgettable 20-year journey at sea and on land, and the film deftly combines literary storytelling, imagined family stories and musical sequences featuring choral renditions of Portuguese singer-songwriter Fausto’s progressive 80’s pop album Por Este Rio Acima to bring these adventures to grand life.
Aside from being Portugal’s Oscar® submission, PILGRIMAGE, which was filmed in various locations in Portugal, China, Japan, India, Malaysia and Vietnam, captured “Best Make-up”, “Best Special Effects” and “Best Costume Design” at the Portuguese Film Academy’s Sophia Awards.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google)
Running Time: 108 minutes
Genre: World Cinema/Drama
Aspect Ratio: 2:40:1
Audio: Stereo
Language: Portuguese with English Subtitles
