It's time for the 14th Annual Brazilian Film Festival. It begins Aug. 14 - 19. Cinema Paradiso is located at 503 Southeast 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale. Food will be available for purchase prior to the shows in the courtyard between 6 and 8 pm. Their phone number: (954) 525-3456. All films have English subtitles. A list of films being shown follows:
August 14
Film: THE STORY OF ME 4:30 pm
Directed by Luiz Villaça / Drama / 35mm / 107min / 2009
Synopsis
At six years old, Roberto Carlos Ramos is sent by his mother to an institution for poor children in Belo Horizonte. Endowed with a fertile imagination, at 13 he’s still illiterate, having escaped more than 100 times he´s been diagnosed as irredeemable. An encounter with a French pedagogue will change Roberto´s life forever.
Cast: Maria Medeiros, Malu Galli, Jú Colombo, Marco Antonio Ribeiro, Paulo Henrique Mendes, Cleiton dos Santos da Silva, Victor Augusto e Chico Diaz
Film: ROMANCE 8 pm
Directed by Guel Arraes / Drama/ 35mm / Color / 100 min / 2008
Synopsis
Pedro, a theatre actor and director, falls in love with Ana, the actress with which he is staging “Tristan & Isolda”. Backstage the couple has to overcome the obstacles of a modern-day relationship: passion, jealousy, routine… Is it possible to have a happy and reciprocal love? Before they can reach a conclusion, Pedro and Ana will have their love stirred by her success, she becomes a TV star, thanks to the work of her manager Fernanda. This will allow the entry of new man in Ana’s life, with who she’ll share not only screen time but her love.
Cast: Wagner Moura, Letícia Sabatella, Andréa Beltrão, Marco Nanini, José Wilker, Vladimir Brichta, Edmilson Barros, Tonico Pereira and Bruno Garcia
August 15
Film: ROMANCE 4:45 pm
Film: THE MAN WHO BOTTLED CLOUDS 6:30 pm
Directed by Lírio Ferreira / Documentary/ 35mm / 100min / 2008
Synopsis
A music documentary chronicling the life and work of the composer, lawyer, politician, and creator of copyright laws protecting Brazilian artists, Humberto Teixeira. Also known as “The Doctor of Baião,” he is celebrated for his popular classics, among them the “anthem of drought,” Asa Branca. The film accompanies his daughter, Denise Dummont, on a journey in search of knowledge about her father. The Man Who Bottled Clouds is a celebration of Teixeira's artistic and musical work. Baião is rediscovered now and recorded by some of Brazil's most vibrant stars.
Cast: David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Bebel Gilberto, Elba Ramalho, Gal Costa, Zeca Pagodinho, Denise Dummont and Luiz Gonzaga
Film: THE STORY OF ME 8 pm
August 16
Film: ROMANCE 6 pm
Film: PLAYING
Directed by Eduardo Coutinho / Documentary / 35mm / Color / 105 min / 2007
Synopsis
In response to a newspaper advertisement, eighty-three women come to a studio to tell the stories of their lives. In June 2006, twenty-three of them were selected and filmed at the Glauce Rocha Theater in Rio de Janeiro. In September of the same year, professional actresses reenacted these stories.
Cast: Andrea Beltrão, Marília Pêra, Fernanda Torres, etc
Distributor: VideoFilmes
August 17
Film: LITTLE BOOK OF LOVE 6 pm
Directed by Sandra Werneck / Romance / 35 mm / 91 min / 1997
Synopsis
The sentimental itinerary of Luiza and Gabriel, two young people who meet by chance, fall in love, question each other and separate. The disorder of passion is laid out in alphabetical order, from the initial attraction to the final split, in a referential and contemporary love story. Presented by the 14th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami
Cast: Andréa Beltrão, Daniel Dantas, Mônica Torres, Toni Ramos, José Wilker, Glória Pires, Marcos Winter, and more
Film: QUEEN OF BRAZIL 8 pm
Directed by Fernanda Tornaghi and Ricardo Bruno / Documentary / HD / Color / 71min / 2008
Synopsis
Fábio is a small town boy from the Amazon region. He departs to Rio de Janeiro hoping to become the next Miss Gay Brazil. This documentary shows the story of Fabio and his partner as they embark on a journey towards a little known national beauty pageant which mobilizes the lives of hundreds of guys around the country – all pursuing the dream of being crowned as Brazil´s most beautiful girl. Presented by the 14th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami
Cast: Fábio Mota, Otacílio Júnior, Marcos André, Alexandre Braga, Nany People, Luiza Ramil, Cleidina Mota and Aline Mota
August 18
Film: QUEEN OF BRAZIL 6 pm
Film: THE LITTLE BOOK OF LOVE 8 pm
August 19
Film: THE MAN WHO BOTTLED CLOUDS 8 pm
For tickets and additional information, visit the Cinema Paradiso web page.
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Marvelous...sounds like a few days of great entertainment.
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