Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Gabe Klinger's film, Porto (2016), starring Anton Yelchin, Lucie Lucas, Paulo Calatré, and Florie Auclerc. The release will be available for purchase on March 13.
Synopsis: Porto is a luminous love story that features one of Anton Yelchin s best, and most heartbreaking performances.
Jake (Anton Yelchin) and Mati (Lucie Lucas) are two expats who experience a brief but intimate connection in the ancient Portuguese city of Porto. He s an American loner exiled from his family. She s a student from France embroiled in an affair with one of her professors. After spotting each other from a distance at an archeological site and then again at a train station and a cafe , Jake works up the courage to approach Mati and they embark on a night of carefree intimacy. This romantic encounter is viewed from years later, both characters still haunted by the powerful connection they shared.
Special Features:
Audio commentary by director Gabe Klinger
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater, a documentary by Gabe Klinger (2013, 70 minutes)
Making-of Documentary
Outtakes
Super 8 Footage with Chantal Akerman s unused voiceover