''Idolatrada'' (lit. Worshipped) is a 1983 Brazilian
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 ...
directed by Paulo Augusto Gomes
with an original screenplay by him and Mario Alves Coutinho. The film stars Denise Bandeira and
Carmen Silva
Carmen Silva (April 5, 1916 – April 21, 2008), who was often credited as Carmem Silva, was a Brazilian television, stage and film actress. She was best known in recent years for her role on the Brazilian telenovela, ''Mulheres Apaixonadas'' in ...
.
It is known in English as ''The Loved One''.
Production
The film is the directorial debut of Gomes (born 1949), who also had a career as film critic.
Fiming started in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
in 1981.
Reception
A review in ''
Visão
''Visão'' is a Portuguese news magazine published weekly in Lisbon, Portugal.
History and profile
''Visão'' was first published on 25 March 1993. The magazine is the successor to the weekly newspaper ''O Jornal'' which was published between 197 ...
'' found the film sincere and unpretentious but conceded that the lack of experience of the director showed, while
''Veja'' described it as "An intimist film about an intellectual in
Minais Gerais who remembers his life on the day of his
golden wedding anniversary
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".
References
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1983 films
Brazilian drama films
1980s Brazilian films
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