Brazil's submission for the most recent Oscars, 'Private Desert' is elevated by superb performances by Antonio Saboia and Pedro Fasanaro.
The young woman, Sara , leads a secret double life in a conservative religious town. Meeting Daniel in person could derail their relationship and put her at risk. Buoyed by two superb performances, writer-director Aly Muritiba’s tenderly electrifying new feature is part sensual queer romance and part moving character study.
Saboia is a magnetic leading man deserving of wider international exposure. His muscular body and rugged facial features contrast with the nuanced expressiveness of his eyes as he plays a first conflicted, then confused Daniel. An arm cast from the outburst that got him in trouble accompanies him on the treacherous road to accountability like a shackle anchoring him to the man he doesn’t want to be.
Just as poignant is Fasanaro’s turn, which requires the young actor to convincingly alternate between the two identities that inhabit the same body. Together at last and with no secrets left untold, the cop and the enigmatic damsel dissect their entanglement. Strong motifs, the warm light of the arid landscape and the perspiration that coats their skin in every scene seem to further color their auras with a passionate virulence for one another.
One becomes certain that “Private Desert” is the type of unshowy treasure at risk of being overlooked during a sublime, musically driven embrace to the tune of For a moment, under the nightclub lights and to the cadence of a power ballad, the lovers feel safe from the world that judges them. In each other’s arms, they are found.
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