May 1998

Plays,
movies &
best-seller books

PLAYS

RIO

Céus (Heavens)—Comedy. How youngster from the 90s see life, death and love. Written by Patrícia Lopes and directed by Evandro Mesquita with Patrícia Lopes and Daniela Fortes. Teatro Rubens Correa.

Clarice - Coração Selvagem (Clarice, Wild Heart)—A documentary-like story on writer Clarice Lispector's life and work. Written and directed by Maria Lucya de Lima with Aracy Balabanian, Marcelo Escorel, and Laura Arantes. Teatro da Casa da Gávea.

Mar Negro (Black Sea)—Drama. How hard is for men to understand women's thoughts and desires. Directed by Alexandre Mello with Ana Luíza Cunha. Based on French author Marguerite Duras. Teatro da Cidade.

Os Mistérios do Sexo (The Mysteries of Sex)—Comedy. The funny conflicts of a mother raising a son as a girl. Directed by Luís Carlos Niño with Ilva Niño and Fábio Mássimo. Teatro Sesc de Copacabana.

Paixões (Passions)—Drama. Adaptation of love stories by Brazil's greatest writer, Machado de Assis. Directed by Sidney Cruz with Carlos Emílio and Loly Nunes. Teatro do Museu da República.

Somos Irmãs (We're Sisters)—Musical. The life story of legendary singing sisters Linda and Dircinha Batista. Written by Sandra Louzada, directed Ney Matogrosso and Cininha de Paula. Suely Franco and Nicette Bruno star. Teatro 1 do CCBB

SÃO
PAULO

Cabaret Brazil—Musical. A black family survives in the '50s owning a cabaret. Written and directed by Wolf Maia and Cininha de Paula. With Danielle Winits, Adriana Garambone, and Rosa Marya Colin. Teatro Studium.

Deus (God)—Comedy. In the old Greece, playwright Themistocles and actor Pericles search for a good ending for the tragedy they are rehearsing. Written by Woody Allen. Directed by Mauro Mendonça Filho with Amir Haddad and Murilo Benício. Teatro Hilton.

Diário de um Louco (Diary of a Crazy Man)—Monologue by Nikolai Gogol. A solitary and distressed man has his old notebook as his only companion. Directed by Marcus Alvisi with Diogo Vilela. Teatro Cultura Artística.

Toda Nudez Será Castigada (All Nudity Will Be Punished)—Tragedy. Nélson Rodrigues's masterpiece about a prostitute who marries a widower and goes live with his family. Directed by Moacyr Góes with Marília Pêra, Walter Breda, André Valli, and Leon Góes. Teatro Alfa Real.

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MOVIES

American films just released: I Know What You Did Last Summer (Eu Sei o que Vocês Fizeram no Verão Passado), Fallen (Possuídos), Jackie Brown (Jackie Brown), The Man in the Iron Mask (O Homem da Máscara de Ferro), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Meia-Noite no Jardim do Bem e do Mal), Oscar and Lucinda (Oscar e Lucinda), Red corner (Justiça Vermelha), U.S. Marshals ( U.S. Marshals: Os Federais), Wag the dog (Mera Coincidência)

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.

Central do Brasil (Central Station)—Brazil/1998—By Walter Salles. Drama with Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira and Marília Pêra. Unscrupulous Dora changes her life when she decides to go looking for the father of a boy who loses his mother.

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.

Shooting Fish (Atirando em Peixes)—England/1997—Comedy by Stefan Schwartz. Dylan and Jez have no modest dream. They want to save more than one million dollars to buy themselves a mansion. With Kathe Beckinsale, Dan Futteman and Stuart Townsend.

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 Advogado do Diabo, Andrew Neiderman. Record, 304 p. R$25.

2 O Plano Perfeito, Sidney Sheldon. Record, 300 p. R$25.

3 A Senhora de Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley. Rocco, 504 p. R$28.

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

5 O Júri, John Grisham. Rocco, 504 p. R$28.

6 A Águia e a Galinha, Leonardo Boff. Vozes, 206 p. R$16.

7 Cada Um Por Si - Titanic, Beryl Bainbridge. Companhia das Letras, 226 p. R$19.

8 O Enigma de Andrômeda, Michael Crichton. Rocco, 308 p. R$28.

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

10 Todos os Nomes, José Saramago. Companhia das Letras, 280 p. R$20.

NONFICTION

1 Leonardo Dicaprio - O Romeu Moderno, Grace Catalano. Manoel, 120 p. R$8.

2 O Lado Negro de Camelot, Seymour Hersh. L&PM, 510 p. R$29.

3 As Melhores Piadas do Planeta e da Casseta, Casseta e Planeta. Objetiva, 128 p. R$10.

4 No Ar Rarefeito, Jon Krakauer. Companhia das Letras, 280 p. R$23.

5 O Sucesso É Ser Feliz, Roberto Shinyashiki. Gente, 198 p. R$20.

6 As Sete Leis Espirituais do Sucesso, Deepak Chopra. Best Seller, 104 p. R$13,50.

7 A Longevidade do Cérebro, Dharma Sing Khalsa. Objetiva, 464 p. R$29.

8 Inteligência Emocional, Daniel Goleman. Objetiva, 376 p. R$34,50.

9 Conversando com os Espíritos, James Van Praagh. Salamandra, 224 p. R$19,50.

10 Nova York É Aqui, Nelson Motta. Objetiva, 218 p. R$21,80. 

CHILDREN

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

2 O Homem Que Calculava, Malba Tahan. Record, 218 p. R$19.

3 O Livro das Virtudes Para Crianças, William J. Bennett. Nova Fronteira, 112 p. R$19.

4 O Pequeno Príncipe, Antoine Saint-Exupéry. Agir, 92 p. R$13.

5 Uma Professora Muito Maluquinha, Ziraldo. Melhoramentos, 124 p. R$10,50.

According to Jornal do Brasil