{WINNER! FIPRESCI Prize, 2003 Motovun Film Festival} {WINNER! Special Jury Award for New Director, 2002 Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema} {WINNER! Feature Film Trophy for Original Score, 2002 Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival} A modern silent film masterpiece, using the style and techniques of Brazil"s cinematic past, MARGARETTE"S FEAST tells an allegory of Brazil"s social struggles without words but instead through a dazzling use of exhilarating Brazilian music. Renato Falcão plunges the viewer into a dramatic universe that initially seems familiar and then inexorably unsettling. MARGARETTE"S FEAST tells the incredible story of an Everyman named Pedro who loses his job. While seeking new employment, Pedro receives a seemingly bottomless suitcase of money, setting off a spending spree that culminates in an extravagant birthday feast for his wife Margarette. The results of the fantastic changes in his life mirror the conflicting social strains of contemporary Brazil. Both the film"s characters and audience are left to ponder the insidious nature of perfect fulfillment.