Change of Life

Rocha's second feature, Change of Life, is a masterpiece of "sculpted reality, using fictional conceits andnon-actors cast as themselves to create an ethnographic portrait of Furadouro, a remote Portuguesefishing village. The premise, about a soldier returning to a home changed in both subtle and obvious ways,serves as a pretext for Rocha to respectfully examine the specificities of Furadouro's people, their dailyroutines and rituals, and their evolving relationships with the village's history.