PLAYS
Rio
As Malandragens de Scapino — Molière’s comic classic
about a deceitful servant. Directed by João Bethencourt with Gláucia
Rodrigues and André Mattos.
Cabaret Filosófico — The theater becomes a bar
for existential questions. Written and directed by Domingos de Oliveira.
Ana Borges and Frederico Eça star.
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PLAYS
Rio
As Malandragens de Scapino — Molière’s comic classic
about a deceitful servant. Directed by João Bethencourt with Gláucia
Rodrigues and André Mattos.
Cabaret Filosófico — The theater becomes a bar
for existential questions. Written and directed by Domingos de Oliveira.
Ana Borges and Frederico Eça star.
Eu Sei que Vou Te Amar — Arnaldo Jabor’s tale about separated
couple who find out they are in love. Directed by William Pereira with
Júlia Lemmertz and Alexandre Borges.
Sonata Kreutzer — Directed by Eduardo Wotzik this play
by Leon Tolstoi tells the tragic tale of a man and his fate. Luís
Mello stars.
As Tias do Mauro Rasi — Mauro Rasi wrote and directs
this comedy in which his four fictional aunts from the title interact and
bug themselves silly. With Berta Loran and Murilo Benício.
São Paulo
Burundanga, a Revolta do Baixo Ventre — There’s panic
in a small town when two swindlers passing for military men talk about
an impending revolution. Written by Luís Alberto de Abreu. Ednaldo
Freire directs.
Cenas de um Casamento — This is the classic text by Ingmar
Bergman about a seemingly happy marriage. Vivian Buckup directs. Maria
Adelaide Amaral translated. Tony Ramos and Regina Braga star.
A Comédia — Complicated and funny love-triangle.
Maurício Lencasttre wrote and directs Viviane Dias, Ludh Raposo
and Gabriela Neri star.
Master Class — Maria Callas’s memories. Her career and
marriage to Aristotle Onassis. By Terence McNally. Translated by Millôr
Fernandes and directed by Jorge Takla. Marília Pera é Callas.
MOVIES
American films just released: The Rock (A Rocha), Eddie (Eddie,
Ninguém Segura Esta Mulher), Celluloid Closet (Celulóide
Secreto), Faithful (Fiel, Mas Nem Tanto), Eye for an Eye (Olho por Olho),
Independence Day (Independence Day), Separate Lives (Dupla Personalidade),
The Substitute (O Substituto), Richard III (Ricardo III), Home for the
Holidays (Feriados em Família)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Entre o Inferno e
o Profundo Mar Azul) — Belgium — 1995 — The moving friendship between
a Greek radio operator and a Chinese girl. Directed by Mario Hänsel.
Starring Stephen Rea, Ling Chu and Adrian Brine.
A Comédia de Deus (God’s Comedy) — Portugal —
1995 — A 50 year-old Portuguese artisan, João de Deus, seduces
young ladies so he can add to his collection of pubic hair. With Max Monteiro,
Manuela de Freitas, Cláudia Teixeira and Gracinda Nave. Directed
by João César Monteiro.
Der Bewgte Mann (O Homem Mais que Desejado) — Germany
— 1994 — A womanizer confounds everybody when he is expelled from home
and decides to live with an homosexual. By Sönke Wortmann with Til
Schweiger and Katja Riemann.
Guantanamera (Guantanamera) — Spain/Cuba — 1995 — How
to transport the dead during a fuel crisis in Cuba. Directed by Tomás
Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabia with Carlos Cruz, Mirtha Ibbara
and Salvador Wood.
Land and Freedom (Terra e Liberdade) — England — 1995
— By Ken Loach with Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Iciar Bollain, Tom Gilroy,
Marc Martinez and Frederic Pierrot. A young British man leaves Liverpool
to join the Loyalist in the Spanish Civil War.
Mina Tannenbaum (Duas Amigas) — France/Belgium/Holland
— 1993 — Two female friends come of age in the ’70s in Paris. By Martine
Dogowson with Romane Bohringer and Elsa Zylberstein.
Trainspotting (Sem Limites) — England– 1996 — The tale
of a heroine-addicted group of friends. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring
Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremmer and Johnny Lee Miller.
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (Leni Riefenstahl:
a Deusa Imperfeita) — Germany/Belgium/England — 1993 — Documentary
about Hitler’s official film documentarian. By Ray Muller.
BOOKS
Fiction
1. O Mundo de Sofia
Jostein Gaarder
2. A Profecia Celestina
James Redfield
3. Mas Será o Benedito?
Mário Prata
4. O Corredor da Morte V.I. (Duas Meninas)
Stephen King
5. O Xangô de Baker Street
Jô Soares
6. Comédia da Vida Privada
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
7. O Carteiro e o Poeta
Antonio Skarmeta
8. Manhã, Tarde e Noite
Sidney Sheldon
9. O Homem que Calculava
Malba Tahan
10. A Verdade de Cada Um
Zibia Gasparetto
Nonfiction
1. Inteligência Emocional
Daniel Goleman
2. Almas Gêmeas
Mônica Buonfiglio
3. Minutos de Sabedoria
Torres Pastorino
4. Só o Amor É Real
Brian L. Weiss
5. Guia New York — Compras
Kátia Zero
6. Anaw6kx Cabalísticos
Mônica Buonfiglio
7. Frases
Paulo Coelho
8. Blá, Blá, Blá Mamonas Assassinas
Eduardo Bueno
9. A Assustadora História da Medicina
Richard Gordon
10. Em Busca da Empresa Quântica
Clemente Nóbrega