A Cadeira Do Pai

A Cadeira Do Pai or “A Busca”

(Father’s Chair)

            A Cadeira do Pai is a Brazilian film directed by Luciano Moura. This movie is based on a story about a little boy who becomes missing.  The movie starts off with the boy’s father, Theo, who walks into a house. We then learn that this is the house they used to live in as a family before Theo and his wife, Brianca, got separated. Brianca is immensely upset with Theo because he used his key to walk in and she had told him that now that they are separated he is not allowed to do that anymore because it is inappropriate and it confuses Pedro, their son. At that instant Pedro comes home and finds his parents together in their living room engaging in argument. Once they noticed his presence, they stopped arguing and paid all their attention to him.

            Pedro had gone to “get his computer fixed” or at least that is what he told his family. Later on in that scene, Theo passes by Pedro’s room and find’s Pedro holding a chair. Theo right away recognizes the chair and becomes consumedly angry. He is angry because that chair belongs to his father, and since he and his father are not in speaking terms, Theo does not want Pedro to have any contact with him. Out of reaction from his anger, Theo picks up the chair, goes outside, and throws it wickedly.

            Some days later, Pedro goes back to the house for a family dinner. He and Brianca are waiting for Pedro but Pedro is late. They decide to call the friend Pedro has claimed he was going to be with for some days. That friend confirmed that he had not been with Pedro at all. This is how the grand journey of finding Pedro begins. Theo is left with only some clues as to where his adored son could be.

            The movie becomes more and more intriguing every time Theo finds a new clue that could lead him to where Pedro is.

 

            The major theme in this movie is love - just plain old family love. It goes to show how far a father will go to find his only son, and to make sure he brings his son home to his mother.

             This movie was brilliant. I loved the suspense, I loved the actors, and I loved the language. I loved how raw the cinematography was. It is my favorite more that we have watched thus far in this class. I found that the actors were absolutely brilliant. my favorite character is Theo, who is played by actor Wagner Mauro. His talents make him a very good looking man.