#beth de araújo

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Soft & Quiet (2022)

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Soft & Quiet Beth de Araújo. 2022

Kindergarten 1 Forres Way, Inverness, CA 94937, USA See in map

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Soft & Quiet

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Soft & Quiet (2022)

I’ve always said that I’m a fan of the horror genre, but the truth is, I just like scary movies. I want to be scared, terrified, frightened... not horrified. But there’s not really a sub-genre that encompasses “movies that are scary”, one- because any genre can be scary, and two- because we all have different thresholds of “scary”. 

I started seeing Soft & Quiet make the rounds among horror youtubers and tiktokers late last year, many of the reviews were light on details, they were of the “it’s better to go in blind” variety. I had a vague idea of the premise going in but that was all. I was a little dubious but the reviews generally seemed positive, several threw around superlatives like “best horror film of 2022″ and I figured what the heck, maybe there’s was a good opportunity for subverting expectations and all that jazz.

This movie is not scary in the “scary movie” sense. Which is fine, right? I mean even most scary movies aren’t really scary. (Are any of them really, truly scary at all?) Some horror fans want to be grossed out, others shocked, it’s all down to what feelings you want to experience during those 90 to 120 minutes of entertainment. So yeah, it’s not scary, it is horrifying. It’s a horror film in the purest and most technical of senses. Did I enjoy it? God no.

Some spoilers follow...

The set up is sinister, and I saw some potential in the first 20 minutes or so, but much of the movie just felt like trauma porn. Not extreme enough to be noteworthy trauma porn in a Serbian Film or Trauma (2017) kind of way, nor outlandish enough to be comical trauma porn in a The Sadness kind of way. Just plain old trauma.

I’m fully accepting that there’s nuance here that is beyond me, and that there’s something here that’s just not FOR me. The writer/director is a woman of color, and some of the film is bases on her own experiences (dear god). I would say that for some people, there’s going to be a backdrop of real life memories and trauma that will comingle with the terror of the film in a way that makes for a very different viewing experience, and I hesitate to critique in a way that may sound dismissive of those experiences. So to be clear, when I review any movie/book/etc, it’s based on my personal reaction and enjoyment. I’m no expert critic and I know very little about actual professional graduate level media analysis...

... but to me Soft & Quiet is... just about a bunch of racist white ladies who have some wine and then commit a hate crime. I’m not struck with any deeper meaning, and it doesn’t read as horror to me, anymore than a re-enactment of any other hate crime pulled from a newspaper or history book would. No twists and turns, no psychological exploration, no subverting of anything- just cold, hard, unflinching brutality. And maybe that’s the point? I’m sure there’s a thoughtful analysis out there that picks up everything I missed, and I may go searching for it.

Critics don’t agree with me, though, it seems this one is doing pretty well as far as I can tell, but for me it’s a massive thumbs down.

What it is: concise, extremely well shot, edited, and acted

What it isn’t: scary, especially original

Entertaining: 2/10

Scary: 0/10

Gory: 2/10

Common triggers: sexual assault, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, general white supremacy/nazi symbols and ideologies, mentions of infertility, alcohol

Soft & Quiet was written and directed by Beth de Araújo and filmed over 4 days

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Soft & Quiet (2022) Beth de Araújo.

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Soft & Quiet (2022) dir. by Beth de Araújo

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Soft & Quiet (Beth de Araújo, 2022)

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Beth Gomes e Gabriel Araújo: A Inspiração Brasileira na Abertura dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Paris 2024

BETH GOMES – Treino do Atletismo em Troyes, cidade onde a delegação brasileira faz aclimatação antes dos Jogos Paralímpicos,na França. Foto: Alessandra Cabral/CPB Eu sempre acreditei que o esporte tem o poder de transformar vidas, e quando falamos de atletas paralímpicos, essa transformação ganha um novo significado. Para mim, esses atletas não são apenas exemplos de superação, mas também de…

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6.5 / 10

Título Original: Soft & Quiet

Año: 2022

Duración: 91 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Beth de Araújo

Guion: Beth de Araújo

Música: Miles Ross

Fotografía: Greta Zozula

Reparto: Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo, Jon Beavers, Cissy Ly, Nina E. Jordan, Jayden Leavitt, Shannon Mahoney

Productora: Blumhouse Productions, Second Grade Teacher

Género: Horror; Drama; Thriller

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Netflixable? The Scariest Threats are Existential, and they arrive "Soft & Quiet"

Disquieting, discomfitting and disturbing almost on a molecular level, “Soft & Quiet” is a horror movie all but ripped from today’s headlines, or would be if anyone still read newspapers. It’s not about monsters, it’s about your neighbors. And while there are crimes in it, it’s what precedes those crimes that earn writer-director Beth de Araújo’s debut feature the label “horror.” As Emily, the…

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SOFT & QUIET: The Fast, Slippery, Ugly Trajectory of White Extremism

Soft & Quiet (2022) Directed & Written by Beth de Araújo Starring Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo, Eleanore Pienta, Cissy Ly, & Jon Beavers. Drama / Horror / Thriller ★★★★1/2 (out of ★★★★★) Certain films, like Beth de Araújo’s Soft & Quiet, so expertly illustrate why horror doesn’t need the supernatural, nor the slasher, nor any other gimmick in order to be…

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Películas, series y cortos que vi en 2023: Drive my car, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi La vampira de Barcelona, Lluís Danés And then we danced, Levan Akin Demà ho deixem, David Moragas (corto) Detox, David Moraga (corto) Harta, Júlia de Paz (corto) Ramona, Andrea Bagney La casa de los 1000 cadáveres, Rob Zombie Idrissa, crónica de una muerte cualquiera, Xavier Artigas y Xapo Ortega 1976, Manuela Martelli Mi hermano Juan, Maria José Martín Barcelona, Cristina Martín Barcelona (corto) Tabib, Carlo d’Ursi (corto) As bestas, Rodrigo Sorogoyen No, Pablo Larrain Todo lo que necesitas, Benjamin Gutsche (serie) After sun, Charlotte Wells Stop-Zemlia, Katerina Gornostai Memories of murder, Bong Joon-ho (sin terminar) Los perros no llevan pantalones, J-P Valkeapää Soñadores, Bernardo Bertolucci Mi vacío y yo, Adrián Silvestre Los objetos amorosos, Adrián Silvestre Girl picture, All Haapasalo Vida y muerte en un almacén, Aysha Rafaele y Joseph Bullman  Animals, Nabil Ben Yadir The Humans, Stephen Karam El club del Odio, Beth de Araújo 1985, Yen Tan Freeheld, Peter Sollett Vidas menores, Alfredo Torriscalles

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Soft & Quiet Beth de Araújo. 2022

Store 12784 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Inverness, CA 94937, USA See in map

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SOFT & QUIET - Official Trailer

Dir: Beth de Araújo Star: Jon Beavers / Stefanie Estes / Nina E. Jordan

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"Soft & Quiet"

So repulsive that any intelligent societal critiques that were to be made are overshadowed by the vile dialogue and subject matter.

“Soft & Quiet” is a nauseating, revolting film. It is intensely unpleasant to watch, but don’t feed me a line and tell me “well, that’s the point.” No. I don’t accept that. This project feels like it’s controversial solely for the sake of being so, and those are the worst kinds of films. The film plays out in real time, following one afternoon in teacher Emily’s (Stefanie Estes) life. As the…

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The ultimate Portuguese playlist

I believe that Portuguese is underrated language, but despite that it’s a beautiful one that makes one smile : ) .  Note: unless noted otherwise it’s Brazilian Portuguese.

Bossa Nova

○ João Giberto - chega de saudade, rosa morena

○ Elis Regina - águas de marco

○ Toquinho - insensatez 

MPB

○ Roberto Carlos - outra vez

○ Maria Bethânia - reconvexo

○ Ney Matogrosso - nu com a minha música

○ Lenine - paciência

○ Tom Zé - a felicidade

○ Jorge Vercillo - final feliz

○  TIAGO IORC - tangerina

○ André Guedes - me abraça 

○ Lulu Santos - tão bem

○ Pedro Salomão - cafuné

○ Vanessa da mata - segue o som

○ Monica Elizeche - diz

○ Marisa Monte - vilarejo 

Samba

○  Maria Bethânia - luz negra 

○ Noca de Portela - obrigado meu samba

○ Martinho Da Vila - na minha veia

○ Os Tincoãs - arrasta a cadeira

○ Beth Carvalho - quando o povo entra na dança

○ Elton Medeiros - chove e não molha

○ Zeca Pagodinho - deixa a vida me levar

○ Trio Mocoto - não adianta

Pop 

○ Jão (i really like his songs) - me beija coma raiva, coringa, triste pra sempre, eu quero ser como você, louquinho

○ Melim - meu abrigo, ouvi dizer 

○ Claudia Leitte - baldin de gelo

○ IZA - ginga, dona de mim, brisa, sem filtro

○ Priscilla Alcantara - girassol, sem querer, liberdade, tem dias

○ Vitor Kley - morena

○ LUDMILLA - a boba fui eu, clichê

○ Bryan Behr - eu te amo, a vida é boa com você, nada vale o preço 

○ ANAVITÓRIA - geleira do tempo

○ Mariana Nolasco - alto mar, transforma(dor), era amor

○ João Klein - carta pra ninguém

○ Carol Biazin - raio x, suas linhas

○ Luísa Sonza - penhasco, 

○ Pedro Sampaio - galopa, atenção 

○ Gloria Groove - a queda

○ Pabllo Vittar - triste com T

○ Xamã - leão 

○ Nego do Borel - você partiu meu coração 

○ Tribalistas - velha infância

○ GIULIA BE - menina solta, se essa vida fosse um filme, inesquecível

○ Nicolas Germano - simples e romântico

○ Nuno Leão - mentiras 

Funk carioca * has explicit lyrics/content (mostly)

○ MC Valle - ponto de equilíbro, o que os anjos escrevem, neblina, belas palavras, malvada

○ MC Livinho - fumaça e luar, tenebrosa, tudo de bom, sente a marra, ela vem, déjà vu, você é gostosa

○ LUDMILLA - não encosta

○ Anitta - sim ou não, na batida

Sertanejo 

○ Wesley Safadão - ele não te merece, só pra castigar

○ Luan Santana - ilha, vingança, 2050, sofazinho, eu, você o mare e ela , foi covardia

○ Hugo Henrique - tá na hora de voltar, mala, balada não beija

○ Jorge & Mateus - molhando o volante, paradigmas, 

○ Hugo & Guilherme - da moral pros pobre, coração na cama, pingo de dó

○ Gusttavo Lima - ficha limpa, bloqueado

○ Maiara & Maraisa - esqueça-me se for capaz, medo bobo

○ Lucas Lucco - saudade, posto 24h, copos e garrafas, batom vermelho

○ Zé Neto & Cristiano - ela e ela, você beberia ou não beberia, 

○ Gustavo Mioto - não parei de sofrer

○ Felipe Araújo - atrasadinha, amor da sua cama

○ Michel Telo - ai se eu te pego

Pop português 

○ Calema - sem controlo, sombra, presa, a dois, vai 

○ Amor electro - rosa sangue

○ Fernando Daniel - voltas, se eu

○ Diogo Piçarra - breve, dialeto, monarquia

○ David Carreira - dizias que não, ficamos por aqui 

Kizomba

○ Djodje - não vai, uma chance, poderosa, bela

○ Rui Orlando - já te conheço, te amo tanto, me leva contigo

○ Mika Mendes - segredo, magico, diferente

○ Calema - te amo

○ Anselmo Ralph - vais me perder

○ C4 Pedro - vamos ficar por aqui

○ Matias Damásio - loucos

○ Nelson Freitas - na bo mon, miúda linda

○ Cubita - fica comigo 

 Rock/Alternative

○ Nx Zero - fração de segundo, uma gota no oceano, meu bem, só rezo, vamos seguir, cartas pra

○ Supercombo - amianto, piloto automático, maremotos

○ Fresno - já faz tanto tempo, vou ter que me virar

Axé 

○ Ivete Sangalo - não precisa mudar, o mundo vai, o farol, dura na queda

○ Saulo - raiz de todo bem, preta 

○ Psirico - barril dobrado, lepo lepo

○ Claudia Leitte - perigosinha

○ Tomate - te espero no farol

○ ÀTTØØXXÁ - molhadinha, elas gostam, pulsa

R&B

○ ResenhaDaBlakk - não tem mais nós dois, vê se não demora, o que sobrou

○ BlakkStar - quando toca o telefone

○ Kiaz - cê tá bem 

○ Lucas Muto - meu vício

○ Paige - cafuné, imagina a gente

○ Gloria Groove - a tua voz

○ Agnes Nunes - são paulo 

○ Murilo França - afrodite, sexta-feira

○ Anchietx - não quero te perder

○ Gabrá - incurável 

○ Janu - 22:50

○ Nilo - te avisei

○ Isa Guerra - inflama