Rosa Dias Movies
- 2008
Filmmaker Julio Bressane presents a gently surreal exploration of love and eros in this drama adapted from a pair of short stories by Machado de Assis. A nameless man (Selton Mello) and woman (Alessandra Negrini) meet while they're visiting a cemetery. When the woman trips and falls, the man comes to her rescue, and when he learns she has nowhere to go, he invites her back to his home. While she rests and drinks tea with him, he persuades her to allow him to photograph her in the nude. However, a mouse becomes fascinated with the photographs and in turn teaches the woman an unexpected lesson about eroticism. The man fancies himself an author, and to help him with his latest project, she agrees to take dictation as he spins an unusual tale. As it happens, the story is also unusually long, and in time the manuscript threatens to take over their lives as well as his house. The Herb Of The Rat (aka A Ervo do Rato) was an official selection at the 2008 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2007
Eroticism melds with power in director Julio Bressane's lyrical portrait of the last Queen of Egypt. Alessandra Negrini stars as the irresistible ruler who held Roman leaders in the palm of her hand with the sheer power of sensuality, with Miguel Falabella and Bruno Garcia assuming the roles of Julio Cesar and Marco Antonio respectively. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alessandra Negrini, Miguel Falabella, (more)
- 2003
Two Girls and a Guy meets An Affair of Love in this erotic melodrama from the venerable Brazilian auteur Julio Bressane. The aptly-titled A Love Movie focuses on three philandering characters in Rio de Janerio who gather to discuss and philosophize on the subject of love, occasionally putting their theories into practice over the course of various trysts. Shot in black-and-white and color, A Love Movie premiered in the Director's Fortnight segment of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bel Garcia, Josi Antello, (more)
- 1999
Brazilian director Julio Bressane directs this religious biography on the life and work of Saint Jerome, the monk who first translated the Bible into Latin. Set both in the desert and in the posh confines of the Vatican, Jerome (Everaldo Pontes) agonizes over which Latin word would best fit its Hebrew counterpart. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hamilton Vaz Pereira
- 1997
In this seemingly semi-autobiographical drama from Brazilian writer-director Julio Bressane (The Mandarin), young Rio de Janeiro filmmaker Joao Miramar (Joao Rebello) is shaped by a wide variety of experiences and influences -- from poetry to philosophy, and from a producer (Fernanda Torres) who advises him to remain true to himself, to an actress (Giulia Gam) who brings out his passionate side -- while flashbacks capture his childhood memories. Shown at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joao Rebello, Diogo Vilela, (more)
- 1990
In this odd example of cinematic navel-gazing, the sermons of Father Antonio Vieira (1608-1697), an important contributor to Portuguese literature, serve as the basis for an exploration of avant-garde filmmaker Julio Bressane's understanding of what a filmmaking narrative is. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Othon Bastos
