''Bossa Nova'' is a 2000 Brazilian-American

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film directed by

Bruno Barreto Bruno Villela Barreto Borges (born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and pop ...

. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in

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. It stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films '' A Show of Force'', '' Carried Away'', and ''

One Tough Cop ''One Tough Cop'' is a 1998 American action crime film. It was directed by Bruno Barreto and written by Jeremy Iacone. The movie stars Stephen Baldwin as the protagonist and first-person narrator Bo Dietl, a real-life New York City detective wh ...

'') as an

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teacher named Mary Ann.

Cast

* Amy Irving as Mary Ann Simpson *

Antônio Fagundes Antônio José da Silva Fagundes Filho (born 18 April 1949) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, voice actor, and producer. Renowned for his several performances in stage, film and television, where he frequently works in telenovelas. Biography Fa ...

as Pedro Paulo *

Alexandre Borges Alexandre Borges Corrêa (born 23 February 1966) is a Brazilian actor. He is known for his work in Brazilian telenovelas. Personal life While filming Guerra Sem Fim (1993), Borges began a relationship with actress Júlia Lemmertz. He was marr ...

as Acácio *

Débora Bloch Débora Bloch (born 29 May 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is known nationally for participating in telenovelas such as ''Caminho das Índias'', ''Cordel Encantado'', and '' Avenida Brasil''. Biography Bloch was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas ...

as Tânia *

Drica Moraes Adriana Moraes Rêgo Reis (born 29 July 1969) is a Brazilian actress. Professional life Drica Moraes started doing theater in Andrews College, Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro with Miguel Falabella. She also studied in Tablado, at the age of 13, a ...

as Nadine *

Giovanna Antonelli Giovanna Antonelli Prado (born 18 March 1976) is a Brazilian actress, television host, and producer. Biography 1991–1999: Beginning of career and first works In 1991, at age 15, Antonelli appeared in the children's show '' Clube da Cria ...

as Sharon * Rogério Cardoso as Vermont * Pedro Cardoso as Roberto *

Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in '' Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters ...

as Trevor

References

External links

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Official Sony Pictures site

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Cinemateca Brasileira The Cinemateca Brasileira is the institution responsible for preserving Brazilian audiovisual production. In July 2021, it experienced a major fire. Since 1940, it has been developing activities around the dissemination and restoration of its co ...

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