''Amélia'' is a 2001 Brazilian

comedy-drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc. ...

directed by

Ana Carolina Ana Carolina Sousa (, born September 9, 1974) is a Brazilian pop rock singer, songwriter and musician. Career Carolina has a contralto vocal range. Her musical influence comes from the crib, her grandmother used to sing on the radio, and her gre ...

, inspired by the visit of French actress

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt (; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including by Alexandre Dumas fils, ...

to Brazil, in 1905. In the film, the actress is under a professional and personal crisis, but is induced by her Brazilian housekeeper, Amélia, to start performing in

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. However, the actress is forced to live with the exotic sisters of Amélia. Ana Carolina had already written the screenplay for the film in 1989, but does not produced due to lack of money. It was shot in

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and

. It debuted at the

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where

Béatrice Agenin Béatrice Agenin (; born 30 July 1950 in Paris) is a French stage, film, television actress and director. Career Agenin received the second prize of French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1974 and was hired at the Comédie-Française the ...

won the best actress award. The film received three nominations at the

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in the categories of best actress, for Miriam Muniz, best screenplay and best art direction.

Cast

Marília Pêra Marília Soares Pêra (22 January 1943 – 5 December 2015) was a Brazilian actress, singer and theater director. Throughout her career, she won around 80 awards, acting in 49 plays, 29 telenovelas and more than 20 films. Career Daughter of Port ...

as Amélia *

Camilla Amado Camilla de Hollanda Amado, whose stage name was Camilla Amado (7 August 1938 – 6 June 2021 * 1980 – ''Partner Adventure'' * 1995 – '' The Girls'' – Mother Alix * 1998 – '' Abolition'' – Princess Isabel * 2000 – '' Amélia'' – Osw ...

as Oswalda * Pedro Bismark * Alice Borges as Maria Luiza *

Marcélia Cartaxo Marcélia Cartaxo (born 27 October 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1985. She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival The 36th annual ...

Betty Gofman Betty Gofman (Rio de Janeiro, June 3, 1965) is a Brazilian stage, film, and television actress. Descended from Russian-Austrian Jews, she is married to philosopher Hugo Barreto, with whom she has two daughters, the twins Alice and Helena, and she ...

as Vicentine * Xuxa Lopes * Duda Mamberti * Miriam Muniz as Francisca * Otávio Terceiro as Otávio III * Cristina Pereira * Pedro Paulo Rangel

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* 2001 films 2001 comedy-drama films Brazilian comedy-drama films Biographical films about actors Films directed by Ana Carolina Films shot in Pernambuco Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (state) Cultural depictions of Sarah Bernhardt 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s Brazilian films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub Films set in 1905 Portuguese-language comedy-drama films