O BISPO DO ROSARIO TRAILER

BISPO DO ROSÁRIO is a docudrama about the life and art of the brasilian artist Arthur Bispo do Rosário who for 50 years lived in the desperate asylum the Colonia Juliano Moreira - a psychiatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Until his death in 1989 his art was almost completely unknown as Bispo refused to be separeted from the works he produced. He had never intended to be an artist but only to follow the voice of God that had toldd him he should reconstruct the world and present it to Him on his death. The first exhibition of Bispos art took place in Rio de Janeiro just after his death and was so sucessful and polemical that this same exhibition was invited to be shown in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and the Stokolm-Kulturhuset in Sweden(1991). His embroiders, miniatures and windows(assemblages) were in the Modern Art Museum (MAM) of Rio de Janeiro and Bispo now is considered one of Brazils most important artists. His works are representing Brazil in The Venice Art Bienal 95. BISPO DO ROSÁRIO tells the story of this artist, his art and relationship with the probationary psychologist Rosangela Maria, taking as its viewpoint Bispos imagination. In 1981, Rosângela Maria takes up the challenge of facing Bispos reluctance to submittinghimself for treatment. Little by little she wins his affection and confidence. Bispo tells her of his life before the asylum and develops deep feelings for her: he says she is the most important person in his life and keeper of everything he has. The time Bispo spend as a mariner and boxing champion in the Navy is artistically documented on wood miniatures of ships and embroideries on cloth. He tells Rosângela he visit many countries and to represent this passsage of his life he embroiders, on bedclothes, using the thread of the hospitals uniform, the names, flags and others information from those countries. Because of Bispos passion for the Miss Universe parade he also embroidered bands for each country with historical references. Secretly Bispo builds scenary in which to play out Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, the story of an impossible love, with Rosângela. Fragments of this play are used to express their emotional involment and Bispos fantasies. BISPO DO ROSÁRIO Writen, Directed and Produced by Helena Martinho da Rocha and Miguel Przewodowski Cinematography: Paulo Santos Scenography: Hélio Eichbauer Costumes: Biza Vianna Cast: Rubens Correa, Christiane Torloni, José Pretextato, Cristovam Neto and Claudia Netto 46 minutes, 1993, Brazil First exhibition: Broadcast in whole Brazil at the Manchete Network on the 3rd january 1993 - Sunday 7 pm Festival participations: Reencontre Media Nord Sud 93 Grand Perix for Creative Documentaries of Monte Carlo of the Monte Carlo Television Festival, Rencontres Cinemas dAmerique Latine de Toulouse, Chicago Latino Cinema, Rio Cine 93, INPUT Latino Workshop, INPUT 96 Awards: IPS(Inter Press Service -Rome) in the Reencontre Media Nord-Sud in Genebra 93 A TV ZERO, QUANTA and CHÍEN VIDEO co-production