Found Memories

Rita, a photographer, arrives in Jotuomba intent on capturing the villages special allure on film. While there, she learns how to make bread from Madalena and is welcomed until she asks about the locked cemetery.

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Found Memories (Portuguese: ) is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Julia Murat. It won the Best Narrative Feature Jury Award at the 2012 RiverRun International Film Festival.

Each citizen of Jotuomba plays an integral role in village life. Madalena is responsible for baking bread; each morning she stacks her rolls as Antonio prepares the coffee. The two share a morning ritual of arguments and insults, followed by an amicable cup of coffee on the bench outside Antonio's shop. At midday the church bells ring, summoning the villagers to mass. In the early evening, they all share a meal together. And so life proceeds in Jotuomba, the days languidly drifting into one another; the only variations seem to be in the weather. But, one day Rita arrives looking for a place to stay.