''Midnight'' ( pt, O Primeiro Dia) is a 1998 Brazilian-French
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
Walter Salles
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker.
Early life
Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazil ...
and
Daniela Thomas
Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor.
Early life
In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil.
Thomas' father is Ziraldo Alves Pinto, a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is Antonio P ...
for the
2000, Seen By... series.
Cast
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Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torr ...
as Maria
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Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos (born 25 June 1954) is a Brazilian actor.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
Brazilian male film actors
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as João
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Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele (born 3 January 1968) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter.
Career
He has starred in numerous Brazilian films, best known for his appearances in the 1997 film ''Four Days in September'' and the 2002 film '' City ...
as Francisco
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Nelson Sargento as Vovô
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Tonico Pereira as Carcereiro
*Áulio Ribeiro
*Luciana Bezerra
*Antônio Gomes
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Nelson Dantas
Nélson Dantas (November 17, 1927 – March 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor in film and television. He began in 1949, but his peak period began in 1962. In 1981 he won an award at the Festival de Gramado.Tania Carvalho - 2009 Tônia Carrero: mov ...
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Carlos Vereza
Carlos Alberto Vereza de Almeida (born 4 March 1939) is a Brazilian actor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.
Selected filmography
* '' O Bravo Guerreiro'' (1968)
* ''Memoirs of Prison'' (1984)
* ''O Rei do Gado'' (1996)
* '' Corpo Dourado'' (1998)
...
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José Dumont
José Dumont (born 1 August 1950 in Bananeiras, Paraíba) is a Brazilian TV and movie actor, best known for his role as the family father in ''Behind the Sun'' (''Abril Despedaçado''), an award-winning film of director Walter Salles. More ...
Production
Its production was ordered by the Franco-German TV network
Arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
that asked ten filmmakers of different countries about the turn of the century for the
2000, Seen By... project.
A co-production with France, it was produced in three weeks with a
low budget.
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Reception
It won the 2000 Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film, and the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
The 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 1999. It took place on February 12, 2000, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de J ...
for Best Actor (Nachtergaele), Director and Screenplay.
References
External links
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1998 films
Films directed by Walter Salles
Films directed by Daniela Thomas
Brazilian drama films
1998 drama films
Films scored by Antônio Pinto
1990s Portuguese-language films
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