Nine years after it is now time to see the movie under the same name which now reached movie theatres worldwide.
The book tells the story of Gregorious, a man who incidentally bumps into a woman about to commit suicide on a bridge. Much to Gregorious relief, he manages to prevent the woman from putting an end to her life. The woman disappears out of shame or just to leave the man with a piece of paper in his hands which will change his life in the years to come. Left alone in the bridge Gregorious sees the bit of paper, written in an alien language, pretty similar to Spanish. He takes to a library to try to understand the words and comes across the book ‘A Goldsmith of Words’ by the Portuguese writer Amadeu de Prado. He soon decides to take the long journey south to Lisbon in order to find out more about this writer and to learn the language.
The book is the story of this journey and of a man who, by trying to find more about this writer, comes up with questions and the need to find answers to his life.
Lisbon is once again the final destination of a character, played in the movie by Jeremy Irons. It is not the first time this actor films in Portugal and it is not the first time Lisbon is the stage for the story of a man trying to a find a new path by going through his past in the process. This movie and book somehow take us back to Erich Maria Remarque’s “One night in Lisbon”, where a man recalls his past and tells his story to a stranger in one night in a city he was supposed to spend just a couple of days before pursuing his journey, but which ends up being his final destination.
Sergio K causes stir with his new campaign
A 81-old woman, a transsexual and two newly acclaimed male models are the stars of the new campaign by Brazilian fashion designer Sergio K, one of the most renowned names in this Portuguese-speaking country. This campaign featuring photos by the star photographer Terry Richardson is causing a stir in the media worldwide given its provocative nature.
The photos depict the Patriot brothers with the American model and transgender Amanda Lepore and with the 81-year old Carmen Dell’Oreffice, one of the oldest American models who started working at the age of 15 and is still to be seen in the catwalks. As for the Patriot twins, they are the new stars in the male model constellation. This campaign is a great stunt by Sergio K and is raising the awareness towards his brand which is now set to raise the international public eye.
Sergio K is a designer whose brand is fairly well implemented brand in Brazil, a country where he began his career in 2004 selling handmade shoes and where he some years later began designing clothes, having established also successful partnerships with Land Rover, Jameson, Stella Artois or Reebok. Sergio K has a flagship store in the affluent Oscar Freire avenue in São Paulo and his clothing line can be found in more than 150 multibrand stores. His online store at http://loja.sergiok.com.br is also a good option for those wishing to check and buy his creations from polos to swimming trunks, accessories, shirts and even candles by Comme des Garçons.
