简介：根据巴西作家HelenaMorley的自传小说改编成的这部影片堪称巴西版的<假面>,与伯格曼的名作同样讲述两个女人之间复杂的情感关系...是60年代CINEMANOVO的重要作品之一. ThefirstfeatureoffilmmakerandcriticDavidNeves,aninfluentialvoiceinBraziliancinema,MemoriesofHelenis"precise,literate,intenselyromantic...Twogirls—RosaandHelena—growuptogetherinanoldtowninMinasGerais.TheirstoryisframedbyhomemoviesthatRosatookandlatershowstoherboyfriendinRio.Thehomemovies,likefadedfamilysnapshots,provideanobjectivecommentaryonHelena'ssnuglyenclosedworld(peopledbycats,herfaithfulnurse,adeepattachmenttoRosa)thatissmashedopenbyarich,spoiledyoungmanwhotakesherupandthenleaves.Thetwogirlsarebeautifullycharacterized,thephotographyexquisite;thefilmitselfisspellbinding."(MichaelWebb,AFI)"MemoriesofHelenisprimarilyanexplorationofonewoman'smind...Helenisacharacterfulloffascinatingcomplexities,partiallyliberated,partiallythevictimofromanticinnocence.ThisstoryofaprofoundfriendshipbetweentwowomenisreminiscentofBergman'sPersona."(SteveMamber,Filmex'71)…