Claudia Ohana
- 1988
Made for Spanish television, Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier (Fabula de la Bella Palomera) stars Claudia Ohana in the title role. Though she is a wife and mother, she is ardently pursued by powerful businessman Ney Latorraca, who uses Ohana's beloved pigeons to transmit messages of love to her. Eventually, a passionate affair results, with Latorraca claiming his "property" by painting a message on Ohana's abdomen. It is thus only a matter of time before the woman's husband tumbles to the clandestine romance. Gabriel Garcia Marquez co-adapted the script of Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier from his own short story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ney Latorraca, Claudia Ohana, (more)
- 1988
In this Italian romantic fantasy, a has-been rocker finds renewal when on the beach he stumbles across a bottle that contains a beautiful genie who is capable of making all of his dreams come true. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane, (more)
- 1988
The Spanish/Brazilian Luzia is one of a dying breed: an old-fashioned western. The central character seeks revenge when villains kill the character's mother and father. The next step is to take a job as a ranch hand on the spread owned by those responsible for the murders. We said "old fashioned," and it is, except in one respect: the protagonist is a woman, played con brio by Claudia Ohana. Released directly to video in the US, Luzia has its share of violence and nudity, so exercise judgment when kids are present. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1986
A suspenseful adventure yarn that climaxes in all-out action at high noon, this taut tale is about an Argentine writer jailed in Bolivia for political reasons and then released when a new and liberal government takes over. He is now on a train home that is due to arrive at the Bolivian/Argentine border at midday. The catch is that a fascist general who has vowed that the writer will never go home again is waiting for him at the border town with a phalanx of armed men. Into this potential disaster walks an innocent geologist (Bernard Giraudeau) who first tries to avoid the ominous situation and then gets hopelessly involved. The writer's pretty daughter (Claudia Ohana) is also on hand to meet her father. She and the geologist are thrown together by circumstances, but a romance is not in the cards and not in the script either. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bernard Giraudeau, Claudia Ohana, (more)
- 1986
Malandro is a Brazilian musical set in the Rio of the 1940s. Likeable prostitute Fabio Sabag is fired from her nightclub job. Fabio's pimp Edson Celulari vows vengeance upon the girl's odious ex-boss. Celulari sets about to seduce the club owner's daughter Claudia Ohana, but she proves to be no pushover. The play on which this film is based was very obviously influenced by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, especially The Threepenny Opera and Happy Days. Malandro was released in Brazil as Opera do Malandro. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edson Celulari, Claudia Ohana, (more)
- 1983
- NR
This tantalizing blend of eroticism and mysticism was adapted from a novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Erendira (Claudia Ohana) has a strange and wondrous vision; shortly afterward, her grandmother's house burns down. The grandmother (Irene Papas) gets her revenge by forcing Erendira to become a prostitute. As the "johns" become increasingly prosperous (along with grandma), Erendira keeps her wits about her by experiencing even more bizarre visions. Veteran European character actor Michel Lonsdale has an effective cameo as a hypocritical senator. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Irene Papas, Claudia Ohana, (more)
- 1982
This Brazilian version of sun, surfing, sex, drugs, love, and comedy -- a cousin of California-based beach films -- involves the usual teenagers, their dilemmas, and distant views of Rio from various shorelines. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
