Cinex: Matthew Herbert x Daniel Blaufuks

Naquele Dia em Lisboa is a unique film concert that combines the poetic vision of director Daniel Blaufuks with the music of British composer Matthew Herbert. Using footage shot in 1940 by Eugen Schüfftan (1893-1977) — legendary director of photography for Metropolis — Blaufuks constructs an intimate and expansive portrait of daily life in a city of refuge during the Second World War. This rare material, rescued from ANIM (National Archive of Moving Images), records the moment when thousands of refugees, mainly Jews, passed through Lisbon on a silent journey to freedom.

Narrated by Bruno Ganz, Naquele Dia em Lisboa is a visual meditation on memory, time and invisibility, now expanded with a new edit and original soundtrack by Herbert. Known for transforming everyday sounds into captivating electronic compositions, the British artist creates a soundscape that amplifies the emotions of the images, giving voice to the streets, gestures and ghosts of that day suspended in time. A sensory experience where past and present intersect in a moving encounter.