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
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.
Rastro Atrás — Written
by Jorge Andrade and directed by Eduardo Tolentino. A
writer goes back to his hometown searching for his roots and
a meaning in life. In Rio.
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: Street Fighter
2 — The Movie (Street Fighter 2 — O Filme), Sabrina (Sabrina), Living in Oblivion
(Vivendo no Abandono), Adrenaline (Adrenalina),
Hackers (Hackers — Piratas de Computador), Fair Game (Atração Explosiva), Waiting to
Exhale (Falando de Amor), Clueless (As Patricinhas
de Beverly Hills), Money Train (Assalto Sobre Trilhos), The Crossing Guard (Acerto Final)
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.
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.
Two Billion Hearts (Todos os Corações
do Mundo) — Brazil — 1994 — Murilo
Salles’s documentary on the 1994 World Soccer Cup. It’s FIFA’s official film.
The White Baloon (O Balão Branco)
— Iran — 1995 — The dreams of a little girl whose
only ambition is to get a red fish as gift. Jafar
Pahani is the director.
BOOKS
Fiction
1. O Xangô de Baker Street
Jô Soares (Comp. das Letras)
2. O Mundo de Sofia
Jostein Gaarder (Comp. das Letras)
3. A Profecia Celestina
James Radfield (Objetiva)
4. Manhã, Tarde, Noite
Sidney Sheldon (Record)
5. Comédias da Vida Privada — 101 Crônicas Escolhidas
Luís F. Veríssimo (L&PM)
6. Benjamin
Chico Buarque de Holanda
7. Pelas Portas do Coração
Zibia Gasparetto (Espaço, Vida & Consciência)
8. Na Margem do Rio Piedra Eu Sentei e Chorei
Paulo Coelho (Rocco)
9. Calunga, um Dedinho de Prosa
Luiz A. Gasparetto (Espaço, Vida & Consciência)
10. Violetas na Janela
Vera L. Marinzeck de Carvalho (Petit)
Nonfiction
1. O Guia dos Curiosos
Marcelo Duarte (Companhia das Letras)
2. A Estrada do Futuro
Bill Gates (Companhia das Letras)
3.Minutos de Sabedoria
Luis Torres Pastorino (Vozes)
4. A Estrela Solitária — Um Brasileiro Chamado
Garrincha
Ruy Castro (Companhia das Letras)
5. Homens São de Marte, Mulheres São de Vênus
John Gray (Rocco)
6. A Assustadora História da Medicina
Richard Gordon (Ediouro)
7. Era dos Extremos
Eric Hobsbawn (Companhia das Letras)
8. Paula
Isabel Allende (Bertrand Brasil)
9. Maktub
Paulo Coelho (Rocco)
10. Anaw6kx Cabalísticos
Mônica Buonfiglio (Oficina Cultural Esotérica)