''The Three Marias'' is a Brazilian drama film made in 2002. It is the second feature film by the Brazilian filmmaker
Aluizio Abranches
''Aluizio Abranches'' is a Brazilian film director.
Graduated in cinema at ''London Film School'' and in economics at ''Universidade Cândido Mendes'', Aluizio became known for taking to the cinema screens challenging projects, both in their s ...
. Marieta Severo, Júlia Lemmertz, Maria Luísa Mendonça and Luíza Mariani lead the cast. Also in the cast are Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Carlos Vereza and Tuca Andrada.
The movie is a shakespearean tragedy in the countryside of Pernambuco. It premiered at the
Berlin International Film Festival, achieving excellent reviews in Brazil and abroad, being critically acclaimed in international level.
Cast
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Marieta Severo
Marieta Severo da Costa (born 2 November 1946) is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom ''A Grande Família'' (2001–2014), as well to mature audien ...
as Filomena Capadócio
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Julia Lemmertz
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. ...
as Maria Francisca
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Maria Luisa Mendonça as Maria Rosa
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Luiza Mariani as Maria Pia
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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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as Firmino Santos Guerra
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Enrique Diaz as Zé das Cobras
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Tuca Andrada as
corporal Tenorio (capt. Tenorio in the English version)
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Wagner Moura as Jesuíno Cruz, cavalo do cão (Devil's Horse in English)
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Reception
''The Three Marias'' grossed R$76,819 ($32,761) and was watched by 13,003 people in the 10 Brazilian theaters in which it was released. It received mixed reviews by English-speaking reviewers. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film has a 40% rating based on 20 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10. On Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 45 (indicating "mixed or average reviews") based on 9 reviews.
References
External links
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2002 crime drama films
2002 films
Brazilian crime drama films
Films directed by Aluizio Abranches
2000s Portuguese-language films
Films about sisters
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