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    Alice que Delícia — Written by Antônio Bivar
    and directed by Nildo Parente. Comedy about a
    bright woman struggling between feminism and
    femininity. In Rio.

    Alô? Madame!… — It all starts when two friends
    get a phone number that belonged to a palm reader
    and decide to take the clients for themselves. By
    Marcelo Saback and Vinicius Marques. In Rio.

    PLAYS

     

    Alice que Delícia — Written by Antônio Bivar
    and directed by Nildo Parente. Comedy about a
    bright woman struggling between feminism and
    femininity. In Rio.

    Alô? Madame!… — It all starts when two friends
    get a phone number that belonged to a palm reader
    and decide to take the clients for themselves. By
    Marcelo Saback and Vinicius Marques. In Rio.

    Dias Felizes — Love comedy about a couple
    who stays together through thick and thin.
    Bárbara Heliodora’s translation from the Thomas
    Beckett’s play. In São Paulo.

    Intensa Magia — Maria Adelaide Amaral’s
    play about a family’s public washing of dirty
    laundry during an engagement party. Rosa Maria
    Murtinho stars. Paulo Cezar Saraceni directs. In Rio.

    O Livro de Jó — Based on the Bible, it
    discusses divine intervention and God’s power. Directed
    by Antônio Araújo. In São Paulo.

     

    Pérola — Written and directed by Mauro Rasi.
    Comedy. Everything in this middle class family, even
    the little accidents, ends up in big laughable drama.
    In Rio.

    Porca Miséria — Comedy. A family of Italian
    immigrants devise a plot to get money in order to go
    back to Italy. Gianni Ratto directs Marcos Caruso
    and Eliana Rocha. In São Paulo.

    Querida Mamãe — The hate-love relationship
    between daughter and mother. Eva Vilma stars and José Wilker directs this Maria Adelaide
    Amaral’s story. In São Paulo.

    Todo Mundo Sabe que Todo Mundo Sabe
    — Another play from prolific and multitalented
    Miguel Falabella who also directs it. A socialite struggles
    to avoid economic disaster. In Rio.

     

    MOVIES

     

    American films just released: Something to
    Talk About (O Poder do Amor), The Lawnmower Man 2 (O Passageiro do Futuro 2), Unzipped (Abrindo
    o Zíper), The Indian in the Cupboard (A
    Chave Mágica), White Man’s Burden (A Cor da
    Fúria), Devil in a Blue Dress (O Diabo Veste Azul),
    Power Rangers, the Movie (Power Rangers, o Filme),
    Fluke (Lembranças de Outra Vida), Goldeneye (007
    Contra Goldeneye), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Ace Ventura: Um Maluco na África)

     

    O Convento — Portugal/France — 1995 —
    Catherine Deneuve stars on Portuguese director Manoel
    de Oliveira story about a couple trying to prove
    that Shakespeare was from Spain.

    La Flor de Mi Secreto (A Flor de Meu Segredo)
    —     Spain — 1995 — Pedro Almodóvar directs this
    comedy about a writer unable to write three novels
    she has promised her publisher due to a
    matrimonial crisis.

    La Haine (O Ódio) —
    France — 1995 — Twenty four hours in the life of a group of undocumented
    teenagers living in a Paris suburb.

    Mario, Maria e Mario (Mário, Maria e
    Mário)     — Italy — 1993 — The fall of Russia wrecks havoc at
    the life of a socialist couple, husband and wife
    are communist militants. Ettore Scola directed.

    Mushrooms (Cogumelos: Gostosos de Morrer)
    — Australia — 1994 — Two friendly widows having
    a hard time to make ends meet are looking for something to do. One decides to steal, the other to
    take care of a boarding house. Directed by Alan Madden.

     

    O Quatrilho — Brazil — 1995 — Fábio
    Barreto directs Patrícia Pillar, Glória Pires, Bruno
    Campos, and Alexander Paternorst in this dramatic story
    of two couples against the morals of the time. The action takes place among Italian immigrants in
    the south of Brazil.

    Sábado (Saturday) — Brazil — 1994 — Comedy directed
    by Ugo Georgetti with Otávio Augusto and Maria Padilha.
    A group of friends and what happens on a weekend in a
    São Paulo old building.

    Supercolosso, o Filme (Supercolosso, the Film)
    — Brazil — 1995 — Colosso TV’s dog workers go out to the streets
    for an adventure with human beings. Based on TV
    Globo’s child cartoon. Luiz Ferré directs.

    Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land)
    — Brazil — 1995 — Brazilian flees to Portugal amid economic turmoil in
    Brazil during the Collor de Mello presidency. Directed by
    Walter Salles Júnior with Fernanda Torres and Alexandre Borges.

     

     

    BOOKS

    Fiction

     

    1. O Xangô de Baker Street

    Jô Soares (Comp. das Letras)

    2. Benjamin

    Chico Buarque de Holanda

    3. Manhã, Tarde e Noite

    Sidney Sheldon (Record)

    4. O Mundo de Sofia

    Jostein Gaarder (Comp. das Letras)

    5. A Profecia Celestina

    James Radfield (Objetiva)

    6. Calunga, um Dedinho de Prosa

    Luiz A. Gasparetto (Espaço, Vida e Consciência)

    7. Comédias da Vida Privada — 101 Crônicas Escolhidas

    Luís F. Veríssimo (L&PM)

    8. Pelas Portas do Coração

    Zibia Gasparetto (Espaço, Vida & Consciência)

    9. Violetas na Janela

    Vera L. Marinzeck de Carvalho (Petit)

    10. Ensaios Sobre a Cegueira

    José Saramango (Companhia das Letras)

     

    Nonfiction

     

    1. A Estrada do Futuro —

    Bill Gates (Companhia das Letras)

    2. A Estrela Solitária — Um Brasileiro Chamado Garrincha —

    Ruy Castro (Companhia das Letras)

    3. Minutos de Sabedoria

    Luis Torres Pastorino (Vozes)

    4. Paula

    Isabel Allende (Bertrand Brasil)

    5. O Guia dos Curiosos

    Marcelo Duarte (Companhia das Letras)

    6. Diário – Volumes 1 e 2

    Getúlio Vargas (Siciliano/FGV)

    7. Anaw6kx Cabalísticos

    Mônica Buonfiglio (Oficina Cultural Esotérica)

    8. A Divina Comédia dos Mutantes

    Carlos Calado (Editora 34)

    9. Frases — 106 Reflexões sobre os Guerreiros da Luz

    Paulo Coelho (Ediouro)

    10. Era dos Extremos

    Eric Hobsbawn (Companhia das Letras)

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