O Banquete

An elegant dinner which takes place in real time brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo Brazil the hosts are the editor of the countrys top news magazine and her husband the companys lawyer and the occasion is the wedding anniversary of the magazine publisher and his wife a famous theater actress The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country with serious denunciations which will run in the upcoming issue He risks being arrested this very evening As tensions increase with the imminence of prison secrets come to light revealing the conflict between the ethics sought in public life and the ethics practiced in private life