Rental fee: $12Discounted fee for BAMPFA members: $8Members: to receive your discount, you must log in to Eventive with the same email address you use to receive BAMPFA member communications. An affecting depiction of a family in flux, She Comes Back on Thursday portrays the long-simmering dissatisfaction of a married couple and its effect on the lives of their two adult sons as their relationship threatens to unravel. Performed by the director himself along with his parents, brother, and friends, the fictional family portrait is suffused with the depth of feeling that the nonprofessional actors bring to their self-adjacent roles. Filming on location in Contagem, André Novais Oliveira draws emotion not from drama or confrontation but from the accumulated tenderness revealed in a series of ordinary conversations between the characters. These thoughtful exchanges are interspersed with observational scenes of the neighborhood, daily life, work, and leisure, punctuated with Brazilian popular songs, American soul, and classical music. “The film itself becomes a hymn to the enduring rhythms of working-class life, formed by people whose relief and sustenance come from one another, even as their time together remains limited” (Aaron Cutler, Frieze). —Kate MacKay

She Comes Back on Thursday

Depicting the long-simmering dissatisfaction of a married couple and its effect on the lives of their two adult sons, this heartfelt film (performed by the director’s own family) is “a hymn to the enduring rhythms of working-class life” (FRIEZE).

An exceptional conversation between director André Novais Oliveira and&nbsp;artist, writer, curator, and lecturer in Art Practice at UC Berkeley&nbsp;Leila Weefur.

She Comes Back on Thursday Recorded Conversation

An exceptional conversation between director André Novais Oliveira and artist, writer, curator, and lecturer in Art Practice at UC Berkeley Leila Weefur.

Brazil

General Admission

Donation to {{name}}

Donate

These are all the passes tied to your account. Now, use our online schedule to reserve tickets. You can access your tickets via {{my_tickets_link|"My Tickets"}} or via the PDFs attached to each ticket order confirmation email. {{buy_pass_link|Looking to buy more passes?}}

These are all your purchased tickets. Open this page on your phone, and at the door tap the "Show Barcode" button and show your screen to the attendant. Prefer paper? Print the PDF attached to the order confirmation email, or click one of the gears below and select "Download tickets PDF". If purchasing multiple tickets, be sure to print or show each unique ticket barcode.

Max von Sydow: The Best Stradivarius Ticket Package

None available

Explore our on-demand catalog here, and head over to the {{livestreams|Live Streams}} tab to see what's coming up.

While BAMPFA is temporarily closed, enjoy new releases, restored classics, and exclusive film series, selected by our curators, now available in your own home. When you rent a screening, you're supporting both filmmakers and BAMPFA during an especially challenging time for independent cinema.

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.