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O Menino No Espelho
''O Menino no Espelho'' (''The Boy in the Mirror'') is a 2014 Brazilian fantasy adventure drama film directed by Guilherme Fiúza Zenha, based on the book of the same name by Fernando Sabino. The film stars Lino Facioli, Laura Neiva, Mateus Solano and Regiane Alves. Plot Fernando is a kid who lives all his fantasies in an intense way and with a lot of imagination. He knows how to "fly" just like birds, living "adventures in the jungle", he builds planes and face the bullies from his school. Together with his friend Mariana and his dog Capeto, he commands a secret society and solves great mysteries like "a haunted house". But Fernando is never satisfied and always looking to have more free time for his adventures. He wants to have a double someone who would definitely release all his troubles. His reflection in the mirror ends up becoming real just like magic. Odnanref, the mirror double, blindly obeys the wishes of Fernando, assuming his identity whenever he asks. Fernando goes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Sabino
Fernando Tavares Sabino (October 12, 1923 – October 11, 2004) was a Brazilian writer and journalist. Life Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the son of Dominic Sabino and D. Odette Tavares Sabino. He lived there until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro. Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel ''A Time to Meet'', the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history. Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with ''The Great Insane'' and ''The Naked Man'', which were made into films. Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included ''Hélio Pellegrino'', ''Otto Lara Resende'', Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Facioli
Lino Schmidek Machado Facioli (born 29 July 2000) is a Brazilian-British actor. He is best known for portraying Lord Robin Arryn in '' Game of Thrones'' and Naples in ''Get Him to the Greek''. Biography Facioli was born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state. He is of Austrian, Portuguese, Italian and German descent. Lino's maternal grandfather, Werner Robert Schmidek, was born in Vienna, Austria, and emigrated to Brazil in 1960. He moved to the United Kingdom with his family when he was 4 years old. Career He showed an interest in an acting career at age 7 when he was enrolled in a theater school in London. In 2010, he began his career with appearances in short metrages and television series. His first professional work was in the British short film ''Awfully Deep'' in 2010 from director Daniel Florêncio. In the same year, he joined the cast of ''Get Him to the Greek'', acting as the son of actor Russell Brand. He played the troublesome Robin Arryn, Lord of a noble family i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateus Solano
Mateus Solano Schenker Carneiro da Cunha (born 20 March 1981) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his performances in Brazilian telenovelas, television series and films. After his debut in Brazilian entertainment industry, Solano has featured in more than a dozen of telenovelas. In telenovelas, he is known for his roles in ''Viver a Vida'', ''Gabriela'', '' Amor à Vida'', among others. He has received several accolades as well as nominations such as Melhores do Ano, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Brazilian version), Troféu Imprensa, among others. In 2013, he played the role of Félix Khoury in the critically acclaimed telenovela '' Amor à Vida''. Biography Mateus was born in Brasilia, capital of Brazil. By early adolescence, he was already working in small services. Seeking his personal independence and investing in his acting career, he moved to Washington, D.C. alone and then to Lisbon, Portugal. After some time, he returned to live with his mother in Rio de Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regiane Alves
Regiane Kelly Lima Alves (born 31 August 1978) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known by her role as Dóris in TV Globo's telenovela ''Mulheres Apaixonadas''. Biography Born in Santo André, São Paulo metropolitan region. She is the daughter of the sales supervisor José Monteiro Alves and stay-at-home Maria Aparecida Alves Lima. From an early age became interested in the artistic career. In Children participated in poetry contests and dance festivals in college, always among the first three places. Personal life Between 1996 and 1999 was married to Carlos Augusto Nogueira advertising, but divorced. In 2000 she married assistant director André Felipe Binder, this marriage, but lasted until 2004, when the couple divorced. In 2005 began a love affair with the musician Thiago Antunes and October 10, 2009, after four years together, the actress married him in Barra da Tijuca, west of the City of Rio de Janeiro. In May 2010 the actress confirmed her divorce from musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Neiva
Laura Neiva (born September 21, 1993) is a Brazilian actress and model. She appeared in the film '' Adrift'', which competed in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Career Born in São Paulo, the actress was discovered in Orkut in 2007 by the '' Adrift's'' film crew who was looking for a protagonist. The film was directed by Heitor Dhalia and the French actor Vincent Cassel; the Brazilian American actress Camilla Belle and the Brazilian actress Débora Bloch were also part of the cast. Her second film was the blockbuster '' E Aí... Comeu?'', in which she worked with Bruno Mazzeo. She was part of the cast of the short film ''DES.'' together with the stylist Alexandre Herchcovitch, who was responsible for ''Adrift'''s wardrobe. Her success attracted the attention of the fashion industry, and she was hired as the spokesperson of the brands Corello and Fillity. In 2012 she was hired by the stylist Karl Lagerfeld to work as Chanel's Brazilian ambassador. The actress starred in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Filmes
Downtown Filmes is a film distributor dedicated exclusively to the release of Brazilian films. The company is led by Bruno Wainer, which was responsible for the distribution of some of the greatest hits of Brazilian cinema, among them '' Olga'', ''Os Normais'', ''Central do Brasil'' and '' Cidade de Deus''. Films *''Anjos Do Sol'' (2005) *''Gatão de Meia-Idade'' (2005) *''Crime Delicado'' (2005) *''Meninas'' (2006) *''Antônia – O Filme'' (2006) *''Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll'' (2006) *''Querô'' (2006) *''Os Desafinados'' (2006) *'' Batismo de Sangue'' (2006) *''Histórias do Rio Negro'' (2006) *''Irma Vap - O Retorno'' (2006) *''Panair Do Brasil'' (2007) *'' Cão Sem Dono'' (2007) *'' Estômago'' (2007) *'' Nome Próprio'' (2007) *'' Iluminados'' (2007) *'' Meu Nome Não É Johnny'' (2007) *'' Garoto Cósmico'' (2007) *''Salve Geral'' (2009) *'' Do Começo ao Fim'' (2009) *'' Só 10% É Mentira'' (2009) *'' Desenrola'' (2009) *'' Divã'' (2009) *'' Waste Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diários Associados
The Diários Associados, or Associated Dailies, are a union of Brazilian communication media created by Assis Chateaubriand. Diários Associados owned Rede Tupi, the first Brazilian television network, through its affiliate, the Rede de Emissoras Associadas, from 1950 to 1980. Today the group has 50 vehicles of communication, consisting of 15 newspapers, 12 radio networks, 8 television networks, 9 Internet portals and 5 other sites, 1 foundation and 5 other companies. Newspapers * Correio Braziliense ( pt) - Brasília - DF * Diário Mercantil ( pt) - Rio de Janeiro - RJ * O Diário de Natal ( pt) of Poti - Natal - RN * Estado de Minas ( pt) - Belo Horizonte - MG * Diário de Pernambuco ( pt) - Recife - PE * Jornal do Commercio ( pt) - Rio de Janeiro - RJ * Diário da Borborema ( pt) - Campina Grande-PB * O Imparcial ( pt) - São Luís - MA * O Norte ( pt) - João Pessoa - PB * Monitor Campista ( pt) - Campos - RJ * Aqui BH ( pt) - Belo Horizonte - BH * Aqui DF ( pt) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. Prevalent elements include fairies, angels, mermaids, witches, monsters, wizards, unicorns, dragons, talking animals, ogres, elves, trolls, white magic, gnomes, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, demons, dwarves, giants, goblins, anthropomorphic or magical objects, familiars, curses and other enchantments, worlds involving magic, and the Middle Ages. Subgenres Several sub-categories of fantasy films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are High Fantasy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, family, horror, or war. Overview Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms. A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal, embarking on travels, quests, tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanna Rispoli
Giovanna is an Italian feminine first name. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Giovanni, which in turn is the Italian form of John; it is thus the Italian equivalent of Jane, Joanna, Jeanne, etc. In Brazil, the feminine name Giovanna has many variations, the most common of which is Geovanna. People known by this name include: * Giovanna of Italy (Tsarina Ioanna of Bulgaria) born Princess Giovanna of Savoy and was the last Tsarina of Bulgaria * Giovanna (singer) Giovanna Nocetti (born 10 March 1945), known mononymously as Giovanna, is an Italian singer, record producer and songwriter, mainly successful in the 1970s. Life and career Born in Viareggio, Giovanna started playing the guitar during her high sch ... * References {{given name, nocat Italian feminine given names Given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * ''The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
