CULTURAL
PULSE

March 1998

Plays,
movies &
best-seller books

PLAYS

RIO

Andor de Coisas Raras (Bier of Rarities)—Singing monologue. A potpourri mixing literature, poetry and plastic arts. Directed by Cláudio Olivotto. With Numa Ciro. Teatro Glória.

Cheque ou Mate (Check or Mate)—Comedy. A family gets panicky when their money mysteriously disappears. A critical view of the arriviste. Written by Ricardo Semler (entrepreneur and bestseller author, a novice as a playwright), directed by Roberto Lage with Raul Cortez and Myriam Pérsia. Teatro João Caetano.

Drácula e Dança dos Vampiros (Dracula and the Dance of the Vampires)— Comedy macabre. A vampire researcher goes to Pennsylvania with the intention of getting rid of the bucktoothed. Written and directed by João Luiz Fiani. With Marino Jr. and Jota Eme. Teatro da Praia.

O Julgamento (The Trial)—The residents of a village can get an inheritance only if they admit to the murder of a man. Written by Daniel Herz. Directed by Susanna Kruger and Daniel Herz. With Cia. de Teatro Atores de Laura. Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim.

Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (All the Women of the World)—Author, director and actor Cláudio Ramos interprets three housewives fighting against machismo. He is a submissive woman in Sua Batata Está Assando (Your Potato Is Baking), a socialite in Odeio Iguabinha (I Hate Iguabinha), and a hick in Rodízio de Chuchu (All You Can Eat Chayote). Teatro Princesa Isabel.

As Troianas (The Trojan Women)—Tragedy. The night before a group of women have their fate decided. By classic Greek playwright Euripides. Directed by Luiz Furlanetto. With Cristina Pinheiro and Denise Padilha. Teatro Casa Grande.

Videoclip Blues— Comedy. The hilarious situation lived by a couple when they decide to end their relationship. Written by Leo Lama. Directed by Rogério Fabiano. With Deborah Secco and Marcelo Faustini. Teatro dos Grandes Atores.

SÃO PAULO

O Analista de Bagé—A Terapia do Riso (Bagé's Analyst—The Therapy of Laughter)—The famous fictional therapist gets the public into a group therapy. Adapted, directed, and interpreted by Cláudio Cunha. From Luís Fernando Veríssimo best-selling book. Also with Melissa Mell. Teatro Itália.

Confidências de um Espermatozóide Careca (Confidences of a Bald Spermatozoid)—"Memories" before birth, repression, and discovery of sex are some of the themes. By Carlos Eduardo Novaes. Comic monologue. Actor Vicentini Gomes plays 26 characters. Directed by Antônio do Valle.

Francisco de Assis (Francis of Assisi)—Story of Giovanni Francesco Bernardone (1182-1226) and his conversion from a life of wealth to total poverty. Gregorian chants, litanies, rock and pop are used. More than 20 actors are involved. Written, directed and interpreted by Ciro Barcelos, who spent six months with Franciscan monks in Assisi, Italy before writing the play. Teatro Palace

Inseparáveis (Inseparable)—Written by Maria Adelaide Amaral. Dramacomedy. On the eve of an impending divorce after 25 years of marriage, woman meets again an old friend. With Irene Ravache, Jussara Freire, and Eduardo Conde. Directed by José Possi Neto. Teatro Faap.

Promiscuidade (Promiscuousness)—Written by Pedro Vicente. A group of friends dealing with news overload and life anxieties. Fernando Alves Pinto, Lavínia Pannunzio, and Regina França. Directed by Márcia Abujamra. Centro Cultural.

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MOVIES

American films just released: Amistad (Amistad), As Good As It Gets (Melhor É Impossível), The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (Lorca), The Full Monty (Ou Tudo Ou Nada), Good Will Hunting (Gênio Indomável), Spawn (Spawn: O Soldado do Inferno), Spiceworld (O Mundo das Spice Girls), Starship Troopers (Tropas Estelares), U-Turn (Reviravolta), The Winner (O Vencedor)

Bent (Bent)—England/1996—By Sean Mathias. With Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, and Brian Webber. Drama. The tough life of three gay men during Nazism.

Bocage, o Triunfo Do Amor (Bocage, the Triumph of Love)—Brazil-Portugal/1996—By Djalma Limongi Batista. With Victor Wagner, Francisco Farinelli, and Viétia Rocha. Sonnets and erotic poems of Portuguese author Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765-1805) are set to film with images from Brazil and Portugal.

Como Ser Solteiro (How to Be a Single Man)—Brazil/1997—By Rosane Svartman. With Rosana Garcia, Ernesto Piccolo, Heitor Martinez Mello, and Marcos Palmeira. Comedy. Four interconnected stories happening in Rio de Janeiro.

For Ever Mozart (Para Sempre Mozart)—France-Switzerland/1996—By Jean-Luc Godard. With Madeleine Assas, Ghalia Lacroix and Bérangére Allaux. Four films in one. A director has a problem with the actors when he starts the shooting.

The Full Monty (Ou Tudo ou Nada)—England/1996— by Peter Cattaneo with Robert Carlyle, William Snape, and Steve Hudson. Comedy. Out of work, a group of men start a strip-tease joint. 

Généalogies d'un Crime (Genealogias de um Crime)—France/1996—By Raoul Ruiz. With Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, and Melvil Poupaud. Drama. A youngster is on trial for having killed his aunt who was a child psychoanalyst.

Junk Mail (Junk mail)—Norway/1996— By Pal Sletaune. With Robert Skjürstad, Andrine Sther and Per Egil Aske. Sex, robbery, and murder in a story between a postman and a woman who forgets the house keys in her P.O. Box.

Ma vie en rose (Minha Vida em Cor de Rosa) Belgium-France-England/1997—by Alain Berliner with Michele Laroque, Georges du Fresne, and Jean-Philippe Ecoffey. Drama. Parents do not know what to do when their son starts acting like a girl.

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BOOKS

FICTION

1 O plano perfeito, Sidney Sheldon. Record, 300 p. R$25.

2 A senhora de Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley. Rocco, 504 p. R$28.

3 Cada um por si - Titanic, Beryl Bainbridge. Companhia das Letras, 226 p. R$19.

4 O homem que calculava, Malba Tahan. Record, 218 p. R$19.

5 Novas comédias da vida privada, Luís Fernando Veríssimo. L&PM, 344 p. R$21,60.

6 O sócio, John Grisham. Rocco, 416 p. R$25.

7 O feitiço da Ilha do Pavão, João Ubaldo Ribeiro. Nova Fronteira, 324 p. R$24.

8 A águia e a galinha, Leonardo Boff. Vozes, 206 p. R$16.

9 Todos os nomes, José Saramago. Companhia das Letras, 280 p. R$20.

10 O mundo de Sofia, Jostein Gaarder. Companhia das Letras, 555 p R$26,50.

NONFICTION

1 As melhores piadas do planeta e da Casseta, Casseta e Planeta. Objetiva, 128 p. R$10.

2 Feliz 1958, o ano que não devia terminar, Joaquim Ferreira dos Santos. Record, 192 p. R$20.

3 Nova York é aqui, Nelson Motta. Objetiva, 218 p. R$21,80.

4 No ar rarefeito, Jon Krakauer. Companhia das Letras, 280 p. R$23.

5 Violetas na janela, Vera Lúcia M. de Carvalho. Petit, 139 p. R$9,50.

6 O sucesso é ser feliz, Roberto Shinyashiki. Gente, 198 p. R$20.

7 As sete leis espirituais do sucesso, Deepak Chopra. Best Seller 104 p. R$13,50.

8 Minutos de sabedoria, Torres Pastorino. Vozes, 280 p. R$3,80.

9 Verdade tropical, Caetano Veloso. Companhia das Letras, 534 p. R$27.

10 Auto-engano, Eduardo Giannetti da Fonseca. Companhia das Letras, 268 p. R$25,50.

ESOTERISM/
SELF HELP

1 O sucesso é ser feliz, Roberto Shinyashiki. Gente, 198 p. R$20.

2 Minutos de sabedoria, Torres Pastorino. Vozes, 280 p. R$3,80.

3 Feng Shui, a arte milenar chinesa, Richard Craze. Campus, 136 p R$13,90.

4 Almas gêmeas, Mônica Buonfiglio. Oficina Cultural Esotérica, 161 p. R$18.

5 Meu anjo, Fausto Oliveira. Seame, 210 p. R$18.

According to Jornal do Brasil