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Altenir Silva, my friend from Brazil, had a one-minute play produced at the New Workshop Theatre, Brooklyn College, in June. It is called “She Loves Pepsi and He Drinks Coca-Cola.” Needless to say, it is about relationships. I told him it sounds like “Waiting for Godot,” only with a redhead with a Russian accent. Altenir has written for Brazilian television and has also written several movies, including the touching “Curitiba Zero Degree,” about four men whose lives intersect in gritty corners of a large southern city. The film has a hopeful message, rare anywhere. The trailer for the film:
Altenir Silva
9/18/2016 06:19:17 pm
Dear George,
Brian Savin
9/18/2016 07:56:51 pm
This weekend we saw Humans on Broadway. No formal plot, not much of a story, either. Dysfunction absent clever dialogue and ultimately without any insight understandable by me. Altenir's one minute, in my personal view, examined more substance about relationships than the ninety minutes I yawned through last night. OK, Altenir, give us 89 minutes more please and then let's book a theater.
Altenir Silva
9/18/2016 08:31:58 pm
Dear Brian,
Alan Rubin
9/20/2016 11:49:11 am
Altenir-I enjoy your sensitive perspective.
Altenir Silva
9/20/2016 05:34:04 pm
Dear Alan, Comments are closed.
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