Will-o’-the-Wisp
2022
Leiria Pine Forest, Portugal
João Pedro Rodrigues
Musical Romantic Fable
What’s it all about: Crown prince Mauro Costa is so enchanted by the royal forest, it gives him royal wood. His desire to become a bombeiro takes him to world’s hottest firehouse, where André Cabral shows him how to hold his axe and where to point his hose.
First Encounter: now showing @ifccenter
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: forest fire
Relics: breathable air
Hoops: hazing the new recruit, parents who just don’t understand; Wes Anderson effect
Heartthrobs: André Cabral, João Caçador, João Villas-Boas
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Miguel Loureiro
LoFi Magic: sliding down the fire pole; the fireman’s carry in full effect; firemen’s calendar poses inspired by the masters of art; non-toxic masculinity
Makes me want to: join a firehouse gym
Words to live by: “A tree, a friend”
Candotti Take: “It got better when the royal family disappeared. They were kind of annoying. But the most annoying part was those kids singing. Kids singing in a movie must be a movie for kids.”
@philip.embury take: (see comments)
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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