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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] |
São Paulo (city)
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the List of largest cities in Brazil, most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, the List of Brazilian states by population, most populous and List of Brazilian federative units by gross domestic product, wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC as an global city, alpha global city, São Paulo is the List of cities in the Americas by population, most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the List of cities proper by population, world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese language, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors Paul the Apostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beasts (film)
''The Beasts'' ( gl, As bestas) is a 2022 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, who co-wrote the screenplay with Isabel Peña. It stars Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, and Diego Anido. A Spanish-French co-production, it was shot in Galician, French and Spanish. Inspired by real events involving a Dutch couple in Santoalla, the plot follows a French couple (Ménochet and Foïs) settled in the Galician countryside, exploring issues of xenophobia and escalating hostility between neighbors buoyed by a conflict vis-à-vis a wind farm project, arriving to a point of no return. The film made its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2022, with a festival run that also included screenings in San Sebastián, Tokyo and Chicago. It was released theatrically in France on 20 July 2022 and in Spain on 11 November 2022. ''The Beasts'' earned 17 nominations to the 37th Goya Awards, winning in 9 categories, including Best Film, Director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Rapture
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Anjo Da Noite
''O Anjo da Noite'' (English: ''The Angel of the Night'') is a 1974 Brazilian film directed by Walter Hugo Khouri and starring Selma Egrei and Eliezer Gomes. Cast *Selma Egrei as Ana *Eliezer Gomes as Augusto *Lilian Lemmertz as Raquel *Pedro Coelho as Marcelo *Rejane Saliamis as Carolina *Isabel Montes as Beatriz *Fernando Amaral as Rodrigo *Waldomiro Reis Awards Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival ( pt, Festival de Gramado) is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Br ... #Best Director (won) #Best Actor (won) #Best Cinematography (won) #Best Film (''nominee'') São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards #Best Film (won) #Best Music (won) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anjo da Noite, O 1974 films 1970s Portuguese-language films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Walter Hugo Kho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desire (film)
Desire is a sense of longing or hoping. It may also refer to: Places * Desire Street, New Orleans, Louisiana ** Desire (New Orleans streetcar line), an historic streetcar line ** Desire Area, New Orleans ** Desire Projects People * Désiré, a French male given name * Désiré (baritone), stage name of French comic baritone Amable Courtecuisse (1823–1873) * Desire (wrestler), American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment Films * ''Desire'' (1920 film), a British film directed by George Edwardes-Hall * ''Desire'' (1921 film), a German film directed by F.W. Murnau * ''Desire'' (1923 film), an American film directed by directed by Rowland V. Lee * ''Desire'' (1936 film), an American film starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper * ''Desire'' (1946 Italian film), an Italian film directed by Marcello Pagliero and Roberto Rossellini * ''Desire'' (1946 Swedish film), a Swedish film directed by Edvin Adolphson * ''Desire'' (1958 film), a Czech film directed by Vojtěc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion And Shadows
Passion, the Passion or the Passions may refer to: Emotion * Passion (emotion), a very strong feeling about a person or thing * Passions (philosophy), emotional states as used in philosophical discussions * Stoic passions, various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism Suffering of Jesus * Passion of Jesus, the suffering of Jesus leading up to and during the crucifixion ** Passion (music), musical setting of the texts describing these events ** Passion Play, dramatic representation of these events ** Passion Sunday, the second Sunday before Easter * Passion Conferences, Christian organization People * Pasion, ancient Greek slave and banker * Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete Books * "The Passion" (Milton), 17th-century poem by John Milton * ''The Passions'' an 18th-century poem by William Collins * ''Passion'', (in Italian, '' Fosca''), 1981 novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti * ''Passion Play'' (play) or ''Passion'', 1981 play by Peter Nichols * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughters Of Fire
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sex Prisoner
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invitation To Pleasure
Invitation or The Invitation may refer to: Films * ''Invitation'' (1952 film), an MGM film starring Dorothy McGuire and Van Johnson * ''The Invitation'' (1973 film), a Swiss film * ''The Invitation'' (2003 film), an American film starring Lance Henriksen * ''Invitation'' (2008 film), an Iranian film by Ebrahim Hatamikia * ''The Invitation'' (2015 film), an American thriller film * ''The Invitation'' (2022 film), an American horror film Television * "The Invitation" (''Daria'' episode), a 1997 episode of ''Daria'' *"The Invitation", a 2015 episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' Music Albums * ''Invitation'' (Milt Jackson album), 1962 * ''Invitation'' (Andrew Hill album), 1974 * ''Invitation'' (Joanne Brackeen album), 1976 * ''Invitation'' (Norman Connors album), 1979 * ''Invitation'' (Kenny Barron album), 1991 * ''Invitation'' (Jaco Pastorius album), 1983 * ''Invitation'' (Joe Sample album), 1993 *''Invitation'' (Altaria album), by the band Altaria, 2003 * ''Invitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eros, O Deus Do Amor
''Eros, o Deus do Amor'' (English: ''Eros, the god of love'') is a 1981 Brazilian erotic drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film focuses on Marcelo, a wealthy but philandering businessman who recounts several women that formed his sexuality as he longs to find purpose in life. Plot Wealthy Italian-Brazilian businessman Marcelo lives lavishly with his wife Eleonora and their daughter Berenice. His marriage with Eleonora is hostile due to him cheating on her with several women over the years. He meets art gallery curator Ana; despite having a boyfriend and being significantly younger than him, Ana is seduced by Marcelo to become his mistress. Ana becomes curious about Marcelo's past and how he views love, so Marcelo recounts to Ana all the women he had been sexually attracted to over the years. He recalls being close to his mother and having an unfulfilled incestuous crush towards her. During his time as an adolescent in 1945, Marcelo lusts after his Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voracious Love
Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emily Dickinson's poetry and ''Bartlett's Familiar Quotations''. Since 2006 Little, Brown and Company is a division of the Hachette Book Group. 19th century Little, Brown and Company had its roots in the book selling trade. It was founded in 1837 in Boston by Charles Little and James Brown. They formed the partnership "for the purpose of Publishing, Importing, and Selling Books". It can trace its roots before that to 1784 to a bookshop owned by Ebenezer Battelle on Marlborough Street. They published works of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington and they were specialized in legal publishing and importing titles. For many years, it was the most extensive law publisher in the United States, and also the largest importer of standard English law an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I (1986 Film)
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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