''O Filme dos Espíritos'' is a 2011 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Michel Dubret and André Marouço, based on the book ''
The Spirits Book
''The Spirits' Book'' (''Le Livre des Esprits'' in French) is part of the Spiritist Codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works on Spiritism. It was published by the French educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, und ...
'' by
Allan Kardec
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail (; 3 October 1804 – 31 March 1869), known by the pen name of Allan Kardec (), was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the foun ...
. The film was released in Brazil on October 7, 2011 in celebration of the birthday month of Kardec.
Plot
The film follows the story of Bruno Alves (Reinaldo Rodrigues) that, by the age of 40, loses his wife. The loss of his job adds to its deep sadness and suicide seems the only way out. That's when he meets ''
The Spirits Book
''The Spirits' Book'' (''Le Livre des Esprits'' in French) is part of the Spiritist Codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works on Spiritism. It was published by the French educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, und ...
'', work of the spiritist doctrine.
O Filme dos Espíritos traz revelações sobre a doutrina Espírita - Notícias - Ciência e Saúde - Nominuto.com
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Cast
*Flávio Barollo as Dante
* Sandra Corveloni as Mother
*Blota Filho as Man in the séance
* Etty Fraser as Dona Maria
*Luciana Gimenez
Luciana Gimenez Morad (born November 3, 1969) is a Brazilian television host and former model. She became pregnant with Mick Jagger's child while he was unofficially married to supermodel Jerry Hall. DNA tests confirmed Lucas Maurice Morad-J ...
as Roseli
*Ênio Gonçalves as Waiter / former inmate
*Briza Menezes as Luisa
*Alethea Miranda as Daughter
*Reinaldo Rodrigues as Bruno Alves
*Ana Rosa
Ana Rosa Guy Galego (born June 18, 1942 in Promissão) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
Ana Rosa was born in New Horizon Theater Circus in the city of Promissão, São Paulo. The circus belonged to Captain Pepper Juvenal, his grandfather, a ...
as Gabi
*Warley Santana as Funeral's makeup artist
* Nelson Xavier as Levy
References
External links
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2011 films
Brazilian drama films
Films about Kardecist spiritism
2011 drama films
2010s Portuguese-language films
2010s Brazilian films
Portuguese-language drama films
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