While most people know all about the key figures of Brazilian Modern Art like Oswald de Andrade, Tarsila do Amaral, Di Cavalcanti, Mário de Andrade, the name
of Patrícia Galvão (known as Pagu) is mostly remembered as she was good friends with Oswald during the Modern Art Week of 1922 and they married years later. Yet she also had literary works, was part of the group being a very
active participant as well and was also known for her political activism, which caused her to be arrested for countless times due to her support to Communism. In an era
where the role of women was growing, specially in the artstic scenario, she dared to be outspoken and move the world around her.
This short documentary is directed by Rudá de Andrade, her son with Oswald, and it's a very interesting accomplishment. Her life and work is presented along with
pictures from the period - sadly there's no video archive of hers, neither testimonies from the people knew her. It's basically a narrator telling us about her life,
her work and mostly his social activism that made her get arrested for a year period in Brazil during the Vargas administration, and other arrests as well. Despite all that
controversy she always a good reputation as a writer so there were always some publication that hired her for a collaboration, countless places admired her work and
devotion.
I was deeply amazed by this piece, a lot more than seeing the biopic "Eternamente Pagu", made by Norma Bengell in 1987, which is quite average film. Most of what's
shown is portrayed there but the melodrama and some confusion in its plot makes a strange experience. Fans or not, this is a special piece to get to know Pagu. 10/10.