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''Eros, o Deus do Amor'' (English: ''Eros, the god of love'') is a 1981 Brazilian
erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, scul ...
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-g ...
written and directed by
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 ...
. 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 Incest ( ) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption ...
crush towards her. During his time as an adolescent in 1945, Marcelo lusts after his English tutor, Miss Collins, who shows skin provocatively while teaching him. He later spies on Miss Collins pleasuring herself from reading erotica before catching him; the aroused Collins proceeds to take his virginity despite his young age. Years before as a child in 1935, he encounters and becomes drawn to the leader of a Communist group fleeing the authorities and follows her to their hideout at an old castle. Later on, he finds the family house servant Lígia eating in the barnhouse with her clothing barely on; she decides to fully strip naked in front of the young Marcelo. Marcelo becomes philanderous and promiscuous as an adult, causing him to neglect his family. He carries out his affairs with several women at his private penthouse on the top floor of his company, which is a family-inherited conglomerate. He admits, however, he is often underwhelmed by them and rarely gives him satisfaction. Berenice, now college-aged, comes upon her parents threatening divorce over Marcelo's infidelity. Berenice strikes a conversation with her father, who disapproves over her choice in rejecting her privileged background to go into
social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...
. Berenice laments their deteriorating relationship, noting that he is still aimless in life and has not changed from his perverted ways, even seducing students from her school. However, Marcelo begins lustfully ogling at his daughter, which she notices and dismisses as an observance of her weight. Berenice shares that she could not describe what he looks like, alluding to his duplicitous and dishonest ways. Ana is disheartened from Marcelo's callous disregard towards his former lovers, and realizes that he wants a woman who is the culmination of all the women he had lusted after. Knowing she could never fully fulfill his desires, Ana breaks up with him. He tries to win her back but she rejects him when she notices him staring at another woman while they are speaking. Marcelo decides to begin dating the woman, an actress also named Ana. He later visits Ana on the set of her movie, set in the castle where he had followed the Communists as a child; there, he hallucinates another actress as the Communist leader. He has a final childhood flashback of him and his mother watching an aggressive caged bear at a zoo.


Cast

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Roberto Maya The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
as Marcelo, a 48 year-old wealthy businessman and owner of a family-owned empire, and the film's narrator and primary point-of-view, with the story being told through his perspective. He has several sexual experiences during his formative childhood years which led to his promiscuous ways as an adult. His countless affairs strains his relationships with his wife Eleonora and daughter Berenice. His hypersexuality leads to his attraction to several women that he encounters, including incestuous attractions towards his mother and daughter. *
Denise Dumont Denise Dumont (born 20 March 1955 in Fortaleza, Ceará) is a Brazilian television and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Filhos e Amantes'' (1981) * ''Rio Babilônia'' (1982) * '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) * '' The Allnighter'' (198 ...
as Ana, an art gallery worker who is Marcelo's mistress during the film's events. She meets Marcelo when he visits her art gallery and, despite already having a boyfriend, she is seduced into having an affair with him. She is significantly younger than him, with her observing that Marcelo is even older than her mother. *
Dina Sfat Dina Sfat, born Dina Kutner (28 October 1938 – 20 March 1989) was a Brazilian actress born to Polish Jewish immigrants. She appeared in 46 films and television shows between 1966 and 1989. Sfat was married to actor Paulo José with whom she ...
as Marcelo's mother, with whom Marcelo had a close relationship with and had a one-sided incestuous attraction towards. *
Lilian Lemmertz Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People * Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name Places * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Ne ...
as Eleonora, Marcelo's scorned wife and Berenice's mother. She often argues with her husband over his affairs despite him denying them. She is ironically the only woman in the film that is not seen in a sexual way by Marcelo. * Lala Deheinzelin as Berenice, Marcelo and Eleonora's daughter. She is a college student who wants to pursue social work and philanthropy to help underprivileged people, which contrasts with her father's uncaring nature. She was close with her father as a child, however their relationship had been strained after finding out about Marcelo cheating on her mom with several women including her schoolmates. She is later leered at by her father when she wears a revealing swimsuit. *
Norma Bengell Norma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães d'Áurea Bengell (21 February 1935 – 9 October 2013) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. She appeared in several episodes of '' T.H.E. Cat' ...
as Ada, a former lover of Marcelo who tries to ask money from him *
Maria Cláudia Maria Cláudia de Souza Santos (born October 9, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter, journalist, producer, dancer and model. She's the niece of actor Luís Delfino. She was elected one of the most beauti ...
as Annelise, an astronomer who was one of Marcelo's former lovers * Renée de Vielmond as Ana, a leader of a Communist group that Marcelo encounters as a child. She is referred as "Ana III" in the credits. *
Christiane Torloni Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni (born 18 February 1957) is a Brazilian actress. Biography and career Her first appearance was on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo. Among the many characters she has played are Jô Penteado in ''A Gata Co ...
as Ana, a young actress who becomes Marcelo's girlfriend by the film's conclusion. She is referred as "Ana II" in the credits. *
Kate Lyra Kate name may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American autho ...
as Miss Collins, Marcelo's nymphomaniac English teacher who took his virginity and molested him as an adolescent. * Alvamar Taddei as Lígia, a house servant of Marcelo's family who undressed in front of Marcelo when he was a child. *
Nicole Puzzi Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...
as Berenice, one of Marcelo's former lovers who had been with him for seven years. She was a young teenaged student who was unfamiliar with sex when she began her relationship with Marcelo; during her affair with him, she becomes more free-spirited. She also noted that she shares the same name as Marcelo's daughter, who was two years old during their affair. She is referred as "Berenice II" in the credits. * Patrícia Scalvi as Renata, a prostitute who had sex with Marcelo alongside Lilit *
Monique Lafond Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ...
as Lilit, a prostitute who had sex with Marcelo alongside Renata *
Serafim Gonzalez Serafim may refer to: * '' Serafim, the Lighthouse Keeper's Son'', a Croatian film * Serafim (given name), a masculine given name See also * Serafin (disambiguation) * Seraphim (disambiguation) {{disambig ...
as Léo, the director of Ana's film * Suely Aoki as Midouri, a woman Marcelo has sex with during a visit to Japantown *Kate Hansen as a sculptor who becomes one of Marcelo's former lovers * Dorothée-Marie Bouvier as Ruth, a teacher of Marcelo who taught his class about Eros, the god of love *Selma Egrei as one of Marcelo's former lovers, who likes
masochism Sadomasochism ( ) is the giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation. Practitioners of sadomasochism may seek sexual pleasure from their acts. While the terms sadist and masochist refer ...


Awards

São Paulo Association of Art Critics SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U. ...
Awards #Best Picture #Best Actress (Tied with Norma Bengell, Renée de Vielmond and Dina Sfat) #Best Director (Walter Hugo Khouri)


References


External links

* {{APCA Award for Best Film 1981 films 1980s Portuguese-language films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Walter Hugo Khouri Best Picture APCA Award winners 1981 drama films Incest in film