December 95

Plays, movies & best-seller books

PLAYS

Abelardo, Heloísa Tragic love story from the 12th century is retold. Play causing big commotion because Heloísa gets naked and she is TV actress Letícia Spiller who has refused to pose in the nude despite insisting calls from Playboy. Director: Moacyr Góes. In Rio.

Corpo a Corpo Adman reminisces and faces his own interior ghosts in this tragicomic fantasy. Written by Oduvaldo Viana Filho. With Zecarlos Machado. In São Paulo.

O Livro de Jó Based on the Bible, it discusses divine intervention and God's power. Directed by Antônio Araújo. In São Paulo.

Louro, Alto, Solteiro, Procura Miguel Falabella, who wrote the text, plays all 17 characters of this comical monologue. In Rio.

Pérola Written and directed by Mauro Rasi. Comedy. Everything in this middle class family ends in big laughable drama. In Rio.

Porca Miséria Comedy. A family of Italian immigrants devise a plot to get money in order to go back to Italy. Gianni Ratto directs Marcos Caruso and Eliana Rocha. In São Paulo.

Todo Mundo Sabe que Todo Mundo Sabe Another play from prolific and multitalented Miguel Falabella who also directs it. A socialite struggle to avoid economic disaster.

Torre de Babel Fernando Arrabal's play about the mad queen of Tera who drafts poets and heroes to defend her castle. Gabriel Vilela directs. With Marieta Severo. In Rio.

Trair e Coçar É Só Começar A loony maid makes life miserable for her bosses. Comedy directed by Attílio Riccó. In São Paulo.

Vestido de Noiva A classic. Nélson Rodrigues's story on the delusions and dreams of Alaíde. Eduardo Tolentino de Araújo directs. Denise Weinberg stars. In São Paulo.

MOVIES

American films just released: Dangerous Minds (Mentes Perigosas), Assassins (Assassinos), The Net (A Rede), Nine Months (Nove Meses), Sudden Death (Morte Súbita), Airborne (Manobra Super Radical), Kids (Kids), The Perez Family (Tudo por um Sonho), Dolores Claiborne (Eclipse Total), The Road to Wellville (O Fantástico Mundo do Dr. Kellogg)

Lisbon Story (O Céu de Lisboa) — Germany, 1995 — Win Wender directs this film inside a film in which a movie abandoned by a director is retaken by another one.

Menino Maluquinho (Crazy Boy) — Brazil, 1995 — Based on character created by cartoonist Ziraldo. Maluquinho (The Little Crazy One) goes to his grandfather's farm for a vacation when his parents get divorced.

O Mandarim — Brazil, 1995 — The story of singer Mário Reis who had an unrequited passion for singer-actress Carmen Miranda. Directed by Júlio Bressane.

Mario, Maria e Mario (Mário, Maria e Mário ) — Italy, 1993 — The fall of Russia wrecks havoc at the life of a socialist couple, husband and wife are communist militants. Ettore Scola directed.

Mushrooms (Cogumelos: Gostosos de Morrer) — Australia, 1994 — Two friendly widows having a hard time to make ends meet are looking for something to do. One decides to steal, the other to take care of a boarding house. Directed by Alan Madden.

La Passion Turca (A Paixão Turca) — Spain 1994 Circumspect housewife suddenly becomes a sex machine during a trip to Turkey. By Vicente Aranda.

Lucky Break (Um Golpe de Sorte )— Australia, 1995 — Romantic comedy with salesman who gets involved with a novelist after a series of misunderstandings. Directed by Ben Lewin.

O Quatrilho — Brazil, 1995 — Fábio Barreto directs Patrícia Pillar, Glória Pires, Bruno Campos, and Alexander Paternorst in this dramatic story of two couples against the morals of the time. The action takes place among Italian immigrants in the south of Brazil.

Sábado (Saturday )— Brazil, 1994 — Comedy directed by Ugo Georgetti with Otávio Augusto and Maria Padilha. A group of friends and what happens on a weekend in a São Paulo old building.

BOOKS

Fiction

1. O Xangô de Baker Street — Jô Soares (Comp. das Letras)

2. O Mundo de Sofia — Jostein Gaarder (Comp. das Letras)

3. A Profecia Celestina — James Radfield (Objetiva)

4. Comédias da Vida Privada — Luís F. Veríssimo (L&PM)

5. Pelas Portas do Coração — Zibia Gasparetto (Espaço, Vida & Consciência)

6. Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha — Ziraldo (Melhoramentos)

7. As Valquírias — Paulo Coelho (Rocco)

8. O Buraco na Parede — Rubem Fonseca (Comp. das Letras)

9. Acidente — Danielle Steel (Record)

10. Vozes no Verão — Rosamunde Pilcher (Bertrand Brasil)

Nonfiction

1. Paula — Isabel Allende (Bertrand Brasil)

2. O Guia dos Curiosos — Marcelo Duarte (Companhia das Letras)

3. Anjos Cabalísticos — Mônica Buonfiglio (Oficina Cultural Esotérica)

4. A Magia dos Anjos Cabalísticos — Mônica Buonfiglio (Oficina Cult. Esotérica)

5. Mauá, Empresário do Império — Jorge Caldeira (Companhia das Letras)

6. A Revolução dos Campeões — Roberto Shinyashiki (Gente)

7. Homens São de Marte, Mulheres São de Vênus — John Gray (Rocco)

8. Etiqueta sem Frescura — Claudia Matarazzo (Melhoramentos)

9. Um Antropólogo em Marte — Oliver Sacks (Companhia das Letras)

10. Você Pode Curar Sua Vida — Louise L. Hay (Comp. das Letras)

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