''I Love You'' ( pt, Eu Te Amo) is a 1981 Brazilian
drama film
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directed by
Arnaldo Jabor
Arnaldo Jabor (12 December 1940 – 15 February 2022) was a Brazilian film director and producer, screenwriter, writer, journalist and political pundit for Brazilian television network Rede Globo.
Biography
He was of jewish lebanese descent an ...
. It was shot along the
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
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Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro
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[ It was screened in the ]Un Certain Regard
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The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Człowiek z żelaza'' by Andrzej Wajda. The festival opened with '' Three Brothers'' (''Tre fratelli'') by Francesco Rosi and closed with '' Honeysuckle R ...
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Plot
Maria (Braga
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) and Paulo ( Pereio) are a couple who use each other to satisfy their sexual desires and to avoid their loneliness. However, they are not at all in love. Over time as their relationship continues, Maria and Paulo begin to realize that they are in fact falling for each other.
Cast
* Sônia Braga
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as Maria
* Paulo César Pereio
Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (born 19 October 1940), is a Brazilian actor.
Selected filmography
* ''The Brave Warrior
''The Brave Wales'' ( pt, O Bravo Guerreiro) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by ...
as Paulo
* Vera Fischer as Barbara Bergman
* TarcÃsio Meira
TarcÃsio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021), known professionally as TarcÃsio Meira, was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work in the most popular Brazilian channel Globo. He was born in Sà ...
as Ulisses
* Regina Casé
Regina Maria Loureiro Barreto Casé OMC (born 25 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter.
Career
In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Pei ...
* Maria Lúcia Dahl
Maria Lúcia Dahl (20 July 1941 – 16 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress.
Filmography
*' (1965)
*' (1966)
*' (1967)
*' (1967)
*''The Brave Warrior'' (1968)
*'' MacunaÃma'' (1969)
*'' Guerra Conjugal'' (1974)
*' (1974)
*' (1975)
*' (1975)
*' (1 ...
* Maria SÃlvia
Awards and nominations
Festival de Gramado
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*Won, "Best Actress" - ''Sônia Braga''
*Won, "Best Cinematography" - ''Murilo Salles''
*Won, "Best Production Design" - ''Marcos Weinstock''
*Won, "Best Sound"
*Nominated, "Best Film" - ''Arnaldo Jabor''
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards
*Won, "Best Cinematography" - ''Murilo Salles''
*Won, "Best Director" - ''Arnaldo Jabor''
References
External links
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1981 films
1981 romantic drama films
1980s erotic drama films
1980s Portuguese-language films
Atlantic Entertainment Group films
Brazilian romantic drama films
Brazilian erotic drama films
Films directed by Arnaldo Jabor
Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city)
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