Joao Rosas Creates His Very Own Map of Lisbon in ‘The Luminous Life’ – and Makes a Case for Cinema as an ‘Act of Kindness’

In “The Luminous Life,” Portuguese director João Rosas shows off his hometown Lisbon – but chances are, you won’t recognize it.  “It’s sentimental cartography: tourists don’t know these places, but they are important to me and to other people in the film. I wanted to show another side of the city: this is where we […]