Casa de Lava: Scrapbook
Pedro Costa, the Secret of His Creation
Casa de Lava is a 1994 film by Portuguese maverick filmmaker Pedro Costa.
35 years old at the time, he traveled to the islands of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean to shoot this second feature of his, which on completion signaled to the world the presence of an outstanding talent.
During the course of the production preparation, he compiled what he saw, what he read, his many ideas and images into a scrapbook instead of a screenplay.
Paintings, movie stills, letters, newspaper articles, scribbles, quotes from novels, postcards, lines of dialogue, snapshots…
This green covered notebook, overflowing with collage and dog-eared from his hands, guided Pedro Costa to “cinema.”
This is the other Casa de Lava, existing in pair with the film Casa de Lava.
Reproducing Costa’s original book in full color, we’ve included an exclusive interview in the package. A must-buy for fans.
800 limited editions of a hand-crafted specialty.
Photographic Reproduction and Design: Akiyama Shin (schtücco)
Printing: Sun M Color (Kyoto)
Binding: Misuzudo (Nagano)
©2010 Pedro Costa & Cinematrix Co., Ltd.
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