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As Amorosas
''The Amorous Ones'' ( pt, As Amorosas) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was also entered into the 1969 Melbourne International Film Festival. Plot A young university student lives in a permanent state of perplexity and emotional indecision, which is reflected in all his attitudes and positions taken on life. Of bourgeois fomentation, he lives almost in poverty, living at his friends' house and arranging money for small services and loans obtained from his sister. Cast * Paulo José as Marcelo * Jacqueline Myrna as Marta * Lilian Lemmertz as Lena * Anecy Rocha as Ana * Stênio Garcia * Newton Prado * Inês Knaut * Ana Maria Scavazza * Flávio Porto * Abrahão Farc See also * List of submissions to the 41st Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Hugo Khouri
Walter Hugo Khouri (São Paulo, 21 October 1929 – São Paulo, 27 June 2003) was a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Lebanese and Italian descent. Khouri made 25 feature films and won several national and international awards. His 1964 film '' Empty Night'' is considered one of the best Brazilian films of all time and was entered for the Palm d'Or in the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. His films show characters, mostly male, who seek meaning for a distressing existence. He was also known for welcoming and introducing young professionals, being the first director to cast the presenter Xuxa Meneghel in the controversial 1982 film '' Love Strange Love''. Filmography * 2001 – '' The Beasts '' (filmed in 1998) * 1999 – '' Lost Passion '' * 1991 – '' Forever'' * 1987 – '' Monica and the Mermaid of Rio '' * 1986 – '' I'' * 1984 – '' Voracious Love '' * 1982 – '' Love Strange Love'' * 1981 – '' Eros, the God of Love '' * 1980 – '' Invitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Prado
Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian film * Newton (band), Spanish electronic music group * ''Newton'' (Blake), a print by William Blake * ''Newton'' (Paolozzi), a 1995 bronze sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi * Cecil Newton (''Coronation Street''), a character in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Curtis Newton, "real" name of pulp magazine character Captain Future * George Newton, a character in the film series ''Beethoven'' * Newton Gearloose, a Disney character, nephew of Gyro Gearloose * Newton, a character in ''The Mighty Hercules'' animated series People * Newton (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Newton (given name), including a list of people with the given name Places Australia * Newton, South Australia Canada * Newton, Edmonton, Alberta * Newt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Portuguese-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Drama Films
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Films
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', as well as two highly successful musical films, '' Funny Girl'' and '' Oliver!'', the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress (an honour she shared with Katharine Hepburn for her role in ''The Lion in Winter'') and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1968 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * November 1 – The MPAA's film rating system is introduced. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): canceled due to events of May 1968 Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos'' (''Artists under the Big Top: Perplexed''), directed by Alexander Kluge, West Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''Ole dole doff'' (''Who Saw Him Die?''), directed by Jan Troell, Sweden Films released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Brazilian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced outside the U.S. that contains primarily non-English language dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. , 51 Brazilian films have been submitted for the award. Four of these submissions resulted in nominations for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but none of them won. ''Orfeu Negro'', a Portuguese language film shot in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus, won the award at the 1959 ceremony, but it was submitted by the French government and thus France was credited as the only recipient of the award. Statistics Films directed by Carlos Diegues (also known as Cacá Diegues) have been ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 41st Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 41st Academy Awards, eighteen films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The titles highlighted were the five nominated films, which came from Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Italy, and the eventual winner, the USSR. Submissions References Sources * Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrahão Farc
Abrahão or Abraão is a Portuguese language surname and given name. It may be a variant of Abraham. The name is most prevalent in Brazil, and more common as a surname. The name may refer to: People Surname *Benjamin Abrahão Botto (1890–1938), Brazilian photographer *Filipe Abraão (1979–2019), Angolan basketball player * Miguel M. Abrahão (born 1961), Brazilian writer *Sophia Abrahão (born 1991), Brazilian singer and actress Given name *Abrahão de Moraes (1916–1970), Brazilian astronomer and mathematician * Abraão José Bueno (born 1977), Brazilian serial killer * Abraão Lincoln Martins (born 1983), Brazilian football player * Abrahão Pio dos Santos Gourgel (born 1961), Angolan politician * Anísio Abraão David (born 1938), Brazilian illegal gambling operator Places *Massamá e Monte Abraão Massamá e Monte Abraão is a freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flávio Porto
Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People * Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer *Antônio Flávio, Antônio Flávio Aires dos Santos (1987) Brazilian footballer *Flávio Pinto de Souza or simply Flávio (1980) Brazilian football player * Flávio Conceição (1974), Brazilian footballer *Flávio Costa (1906-1999), Brazilian footballer and manager * Espiga, nickname of Flávio Aurélio dos Santos Soares, Brazilian professional basketball player * Flávio Guimarães (1963), Brazilian blues musician * Flávio Luis da Silva, Brazilian footballer and manager *Flávio Migliaccio, Brazilian actor *Flávio Canto (1975), Brazilian judoka * Flávio (footballer, born 1985), Flávio Henrique Esteves Guedes, Brazilian football goalkeeper *Flávio Saretta, Brazilian tennis player * Flávio José, Flávio José Marcelino Remígio Brazilian singer- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stênio Garcia
Stênio Garcia Faro (born 28 April 1932) is a Brazilian actor. Television * 1966 - '' As Minas de Prata'' .... José * 1967 - ''Os Fantoches'' .... Torquato * 1968 - '' A Muralha'' .... Aimbé * 1968 - ''O Terceiro Pecado'' .... Tomás * 1969 - '' Dez Vidas'' .... Silvério dos Reis * 1969 - '' Os estranhos'' .... Daniel * 1971 - '' Hospital'' .... Maurício * 1972 - '' Na Idade do Lobo'' .... Chico * 1973 - '' Cavalo de Aço''.... Brucutu * 1973 - ''O Semideus''.... Lorde José * 1975 - ''Gabriela''.... Felismino * 1976 - '' Saramandaia'' .... Geraldo * 1979 - '' Carga Pesada'' (seriado) .... Bino * 1981 - '' O Amor é Nosso'' .... Leonardo * 1981 - ''Terras do Sem Fim'' .... Amarelo Joaquim * 1982 - ''Final Feliz'' .... Mestre Antônio * 1983 - '' Bandidos da Falange'' (minissérie) .... Lucena * 1984 - ''Corpo a Corpo'' .... Amauri Pelegrini * 1984 - '' Padre Cícero'' .... Padre Cícero * 1986 - '' Hipertensão'' .... Chico * 1986 - '' Selva de Pedra'' .... Pedro * 1988 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
