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Chuvas De Verão
''A Summer Rain'' ( pt, Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor. Cast *Joffre Soares as Afonso *Miriam Pires as Isaura *Rodolfo Arena as Lourenço *Carlos Gregório as Paulinho *Gracinda Freire as Judith *Cristina Aché as Lurdinha *Luis Antonio as Lacraia *Daniel Filho as Geraldinho *Marieta Severo as Dodora *Lourdes Mayer as Dona Helô *Paulo César Pereio as Juraci *Sady Cabral as Abelardo *Roberto Bonfim as chief officer Reception It was awarded the Best Film at the 4th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva, and it has won four awards at the 11th Festival de Brasília A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...: Best Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Diegues
Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues (born May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian film director. He was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo movement. He is popularly known for his unconventional, yet intriguing film techniques among other film producers of the Cinema Novo movement. Diegues is also widely known for his dynamic use visuals, ideas, plots, themes, and other cinematic techniques. He incorporated many musical acts in his film as he favored musical pieces to be complementary of his ideas. Diegues remains very popular and is regarded as one of the most cinematic producers of his generation. Of the Cinema Novo directors, he would go on to produce films, plays, musicals and other forms of entertainment in Brazil. Diegues' contributions to Brazilian cinema developed the film industry. He would pioneer expensive film projects that domestic filmmakers had ever seen. Films such as ''Bye Bye Brazil'' were two million dollar projects and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Filho
João Carlos Daniel Filho (born 30 September 1937), best known as Daniel Filho, is a Brazilian film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He starred in the film ''Os Cafajestes'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography ;Actor * ;Director * '' A Cama ao Alcance de Todos'' (1969) * '' Believe It or Not'' (1969) * '' Pobre Príncipe Encantado'' (1969) * '' O Casal'' (1975) * '' O Cangaceiro Trapalhão'' (1983) * '' The Inheritance'' (2001) * '' Owner of the Story (2004) * '' Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water'' (2006) * '' If I Were You'' (2006) * '' Cousin Bazilio'' (2007) * '' If I Were You 2'' (2008) * ''Peacetime'' (2009) * ''Chico Xavier'' (2010) * ''As Cariocas'' (2010) * ''Confissões de Adolescente'' (2013) *Sorria, Você Está Sendo Filmado (2014) *Boca de Ouro (2019) *The Silence Of the Rain (2020) ; ;Producer * ''Orfeu ''Orfeu'' is a 1999 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Old Age
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazilian Romantic Comedy-drama Films
Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also refer to: Sports * Brazilian football, see football in Brazil * Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport system *''The Brazilians'', a nickname for South African football association club Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. due to their soccer kits which resembles that of the Brazilian national team Other uses * Brazilian waxing, a style of Bikini waxing * Brazilian culture, describing the Culture of Brazil * "The Brazilian", a 1986 instrumental by Genesis * Brazilian barbecue, known as churrasco * Brazilian cuisine See also * ''Brasileiro ''Brasileiro'' is a 1992 album by Sérgio Mendes and other artists including Carlinhos Brown which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Track listing # "Fanfarra" (Carlinhos Brown) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Romantic Comedy-drama Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 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 * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival De Brasília
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival constitutes typical cases of glocalization, as well as the high culture-low culture interrelationship. Next to religion and folklore, a significant origin is agricultural. Food is such a vital resource that many festivals are associated with harvest time. Religious commemoration and thanksgiving for good harvests are blended in events that take place in autumn, such as Halloween in the northern hemisphere and Easter in the southern. Festivals often serve to fulfill specific communal purposes, especially in regard to commemoration or thanking to the gods, goddesses or saints: they are called patronal festivals. They may also provide entertainment, which was particularly important to local communities before the advent of mass-produced entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival De Cine Iberoamericano De Huelva
The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival ( es, links=no, Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva), held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain, is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally organised by a private entity, the Cine-Club Huelva. Upon the creation of the governing , and the ensuing constitution of the board of trustees, the festival is primarily funded by the , the Provincial Deputation of Huelva, the Junta of Andalusia and the Spanish Ministry of Culture, as well as a number of private donors. The festival is chiefly publicly funded. The grand prize is the 'Golden Columbus' () for best feature. Other awards include: best director, best male lead, best female lead, best script, best photography and best short film. Winners of the Golden Columbus * 1975 '' Ya no basta con rezar'', directed by Aldo Francia 1972 (Chile) * 1976 '' La última cena'', directed by Tomás ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marieta Severo
Marieta Severo da Costa (born 2 November 1946) is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom ''A Grande Família'' (2001–2014), as well to mature audiences for portraying villains in telenovelas like ''Vereda Tropical'', ''Pátria Minha'', ''Laços de Família'', among others. Early life Severo was born on November 2, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro to Luís Antonio Severo da Costa (a Brazilian army officer) and Lígia Paixão. She studied in Tablado Theater in 1965, and later that year, premiered on her first play ''Feitiço de Salém''. Career Severo starred in her first ''telenovela'' in 1966. It was the Rede Globo production of ''O Sheik de Agadir'' (''The Sheik of Agadir'') in which she played the supporting character of Madelon. In 1978 she played the lead character in the film ''Chuvas de Verão''. She continued to appear in some television programs and films, but major l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Arena
Rodolfo Arena (15 December 1910 – 31 August 1980) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1920 and 1980. He starred in the 1974 film '' Sagarana: The Duel'', which was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' O Crime de Cravinhos'' (1920) * '' Killed the Family and Went to the Movies'' (1969) * ''Brazil Year 2000'' (1969) * '' In the Family'' (1971) * '' Sagarana: The Duel'' (1974) * ''Xica da Silva'' (1976) * '' The Last Plantation'' (1976) * ''A Summer Rain'' (1978) * ''Bye Bye Brasil ''Bye Bye Brazil'' ( pt, Bye Bye Brasil) is a 1979 Brazilian-French-Argentine film, directed by Carlos Diegues. Locations for the film include Belém and Altamira in the state of Pará, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state, and the national capi ...'' (1979) References External links * 1910 births 1980 deaths People from Araraquara Brazilian male film actors 20th-century Brazilian male actors {{Brazil-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joffre Soares
Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (1963) * ''Selva Trágica'' (1964) - Nitan * ''Grande Sertão'' (1965) - Zé Bebelo * ''Entre Amor e O Cangaço'' (1965) * '' The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga'' (1965) - Joaozinho Bem Bem * ''A Grande Cidade ou As Aventuras e Desventuras de Luzia e Seus 3 Amigos Chegados de Longe'' (1966) - Lourival * ''Entranced Earth'' (1967) - Father Gil * '' The ABC of Love'' (1967) - Inez's father (segment "Pacto, O") * ''Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva e Tráz'' (1967) - Blind Man * ''Panca de Valente'' (1968) * ''Viagem ao Fim do Mundo'' (1968) - Barbosa * ''O Homem Nu'' (1968) - Senator Santos Neves * ''Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço'' (1968) - Salustiano * ''A Virgem prometida'' (1968) * ''A Madona de Cedro'' (1968) - Padre Estevão * '' O Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Movie Guide
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
