Bruno Wainer Movies
- 2009
Not to be confused with the 1981 Jean-Jacques Beneix film of the same title, this Divã actually constitutes a witty and warm Portuguese-language comedy from Brazil. Lilia Cabral stars as Mercedes, a 40-year-old housewife and mother of children who feels vaguely dissatisfied with life and decides to enter therapy with a local analyst. Lying on the couch, she expostulates constantly about her marriage and personal dissatisfaction and ultimately decides to forge a new direction in her life. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lilia Cabral, Jose Mayer, (more)
- 1997
In this Brazilian romantic comedy-drama, set in Rio, Luiza (Andrea Beltrao) meets researcher Gabriel (Daniel Dantas), who is involved in an unpleasant divorce. Although the two immediately hit it off, they soon encounter predictable problems. The title refers to the fact that the movie has been scripted into sequences arranged alphabetically, such as "R" for Revenge, while another gimmick has the film's main characters giving marital advice directly into the camera. Shown at 1997 film festivals (Vancouver, Sundance). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andrea Beltrao, Daniel Dantas, (more)
