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V2 Cinema presents the short documentary feature BACK TO ROOM 666 (aka DE VOLTA AO QUARTO 666), starring director Wim Wenders. Directed by Gustavo Spolidoro, the movie updates the scenary of Wenders' Room 666 (1982), now with the German filmmaker as the interviewee. The video is the third of five shorts from online series Boundaries of Thought: THINK TANK (AKA Fronteiras do Pensamento: ENSAIOS VISUAIS). The THINK TANK is sponsored by Braskem and Copesul Cultural and produced by Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro and Leticia de Cassia.

In Room 666 (aka Chambre 666), Wenders asked several film directors from around the world the following question: With the popularity of TV, is cinema a dying art form? BACK TO ROOM 666 recreates the same atmosphere and the same question of the original in the times of digital cinema. “Now, 26 years later, the cinema survived, but again it passes through a time of doubts. It is from this picture that we try to retake the original idea bringing the same inquiry, but this time for its creator”, says Brazilian filmmaker Gustavo Spolidoro (Still Orangutans).

For the short feature, the hotel room scenario from Room 666 was reallocated in the city of Porto Alegre (Brazil). This time a notebook replaces the TV set. The screen shows a scene from Wenders’ film where Michelangelo Antonioni foresees the future of the high definition video back in 1982. “Wenders talks about this scene and the characters from his movie ‘appear’ and interact with him”, says Spolidoro. “The guests from the original also take part in our movie, as ‘holograms’ that appears to continue the history from the past”, explains.

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BACK TO ROOM 666 - Directed By Gustavo Spolidoro And Produced By Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro and Letà cia de Cássia. Photographed By Eduardo Rabin. Edited By Alfredo Barros. Running Time: 15 minutes. In German, with English subtitles.

PHOTOS - Wenders_01 - Wim Wenders and director Gustavo Spolidoro on set. Wenders_02 - Wim Wenders reading the script. Wenders_03 - Wim Wenders. Michelangelo Antonioni on screen. Photos by Luciano Amaro Valério - © V2 Cinema.
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THINK TANK is a spin off from the international seminar Boundaries of Thought (aka Fronteiras do Pensamento, 2007-2008) held in Brazil. Peter Greenaway, Michel Houellebecq, Pierre Levy and David Lynch are among the lecturers. The series presents (monthly) an online unpublished short-film with the presence of highly respected personalities of movies, theater, music and plastic arts. The directors Márcio Schoenardie (LEVELS), Fernando Belens (FEAST OF TITANS), and upcoming Camila Gonzatto and Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro show the world their particular views of art.