PLAYS

RIO

Nervos de Deus (Nerves of God). Based on German judge Daniel Paul Schreber's Memoirs of My Nervous Illness. Sigmund Freud, who read the book, was inspired by it to include paranoia as one of the psychic manifestations psychoanalysis deals with. Written and directed by Eugênia Thereza de Andrade, with Cássio Brasil, Carlos Alberto Escher, Jorge Luiz Alves, and Maíra de Andrade.

Assassinaram a Película (They Murdered the Motion Picture). Comedy.. Passed their prime, a group of actors appeal to fiction in the hope they'll be stars again one day. Written by Rodrigo Shimidtz, directed by André Rangel, with Alex Bakalla, Christian Bruno, Leandro Tassi and Filipe Marinho.

Sobre Um (About One). Show including music, dance and poetry, deals with the body and its symbolic representations. Written by Rô Lobato, directed by Ney Matogrosso with the group O Nome.

Mamãe Não Pode Saber (Mom Cannot Know)—Comedy. Family deep in debt gets ready to receive the visit of the matriarch, who lives in Europe and is quite wealthy. Written and directed by João Falcão. With Vladimir Brichta, Lázaro Ramos, Edmilsom Barros, Drica Moraes, and Alessandra Maestrini.

Caixa 2 (Under the Table)—Comedy. A man gets an extra credit of $10 million in his bank account. His life becomes miserable when he decides to return that money. Written by Juca de Oliveira and directed by Fauzi Arap, with Mauro Mendonça, Oswaldo Loureiro, and Cláudia Mauro.

Stella do Patrocínio: Relatos de uma Alma Aprisionada (Stella do Patrocínio: Reports of a Chained Soul)—Text by Stella do Patrocínio. Directed and interpreted by Clarisse Baptista. The testimony of Stella, who for 30 years, was locked at Colônia Juliano Moreira, a psychiatric institution in Rio.

Cócegas (Tickling)—Several women provoke laughs and compassion while talking about their stressed life. Ingrid Guimarães and Heloísa Perissé wrote and interpret all the different characters.

Amor, Religião e Sexo (Love, Religion and Sex)—Seven inmates share their experiences and interact with each other in jail, undressing themselves figuratively and literally. Written and directed by Wellington Amorim with Wellington Amorim, Anderson Clayton and Édino Júnior.

Aviso aos Navegantes (Notice to Mariners)—Ms Media (Mídia) and Mr. Dollar Sign (Cifrão) go to Internet in search of a Brazilian Cabral. Pedro Álvares Cabral was the Portuguese navigator credited with the discovery of Brazil. Written by Brazilian playwright Thomas Bakk, directed by André Paes Leme, with Cláudio Mendes and Márcia do Valle.

SÃO PAULO

Como Se Fazia um Deputado (How We Used to Make a Representative). Comedy of costumes. In 19^th Century Rio, two politicians decide to fabricate a candidate to win the elections, using Henrique, a young lawyer, for that. Written by França Júnior and directed by Felippe Correa, with Adilson Pereira, Gildo Fontolan, Robson Stancov, Patrícia Bispo and Sandra Nagy.

Quem Não Tem Cão Caça com Gato (There's More Than One Way to Skin a Cat) Young Miroaldo leaves his small town to try his luck in São Paulo as a country singer. Things start to get messy and funny when he decides he does not want to be a star anymore and his twin brother Riroaldo takes his place. Written by Eduardo Lipiane, directed by Sebastião Apolônio, with Afonso Nigro (from defunct band Dominó), Monica Lopez e Fernando Lyra Júnior.

Réveillon (New Year's Eve). Tragicomedy. One day (December 31, 1973) in the life of a middle-class family from São Paulo. Written by Flávio Márcio (1945-1979) this play has been staged in 13 countries and has received several awards. It talks about the fears and anxiety of the modern man. Directed by Michel Bercovitch, with Bianca Byington, Rui Rezende, Malu Valle, Gilberto Hernandez and Guilherme Sarmento.

Cachorro! (Dog!)—Dramedy. The peace of three men living under a bridge is disturbed when a woman shows up looking for her dog during a winter night. Written and directed by Ênio Gonçalves. With Emerson Ribeiro, Ênio Gonçalves, José Ferro, and Mara Faustino.

Deus Sabia de Tudo e Não Fez Nada (God Knew It All and Did Nothing)—Tragicomedy. Play discusses homophobia and the right of gays to express their affection in public. A Portuguese exile and an Indian would have been the first Brazilian homosexuals. With Cia. Os Fofos Written and directed by Newton Moreno.

Intimidade Indecente (Indecent Intimacy)—Comedy. A couple get separated when they are in their 50s. But they continue bumping into each other every ten years or so until they are in their 80s. Their stories and lies. Written by Leilah Assumpção, with Marcos Caruso and Irene Ravache.

Não Me Conte Verdades (Don't Tell Me Truths)—Dramedy. Patients meet in a health clinic and start a dialogue while waiting to be seen by the doctor. Written by Tácito Rocha, directed by Luiz Serra and Marcos Cardelíquio. With Ênio Gonçalves, José Ferro and Lourdes de Moraes.

Um Pijama para Seis (A Pajama for Six)—A group of friends play a swinging game during a weekend in a country house. Jacqueline loves Robert, her husband's best friend, while Bernardo, the husband, is in love with Marilu. She pretends to be the fiancée of Roberto just to be close to her lover. Written by French playwright Marc Camoletti, directed by Rogério Fabiano, with Luciana Coutinho, Jayme Periard and Élcio Romar.
 

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MOVIES

Just-released or re-released American movies:

Ice Age (A Era do Gelo), The Powerpuff Girls (As Meninas Superpoderosas - O Filme), Lipschtick (Beijando Jessica Stein), Blade 2 (Blade 2 - O Caçador de Vampiros), Mulholland Drive (Cidade dos Sonhos), Bad Company (Em Má Companhia), Enigma (Enigma), We Were Soldiers (Fomos Heróis), Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack Of The Clones (Guerra nas Estrelas: Episódio 2 - O Ataque dos Clones), Spiderman (Homem-Aranha), Mib 2 (Homens de Preto 2), Unfaithful (Infidelidade), Domestic Disturbance (Inimigo em Casa), Insomnia (Insônia), Cutaway (Instinto Radical), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Jimmy Neutron, O Menino Gênio), K-19: The Widowmaker (K-19: The Widowmaker), Lilo & Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), Eight Legged Freak (Malditas Aranhas!), Minority Report (Minority Report - A Nova Lei), Snow Dogs (Neve Pra Cachorro), The Unsaid (No Limite do Silêncio), Enough (Nunca Mais), Heist (O Assalto), The Curse of The Jade Scorpion (O Escorpião de Jade), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (O Império do Besteirol Contra-Ataca), Dragonfly (O Mistério da Libélula), Resident Evil (Resident Evil - O Hóspede Maldito), One Hour Photo (Retratos de uma Obsessão), Showtime (Showtime), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Spirit - O Corcel Indomável), The Sweetest Thing (Tudo para Ficar com Ele), About a Boy (Um Grande Garoto), XXX (Triplo X)

Cidade de Deus (City of God)—Brazil/2002—Based on Paulo Lins's novel of same name. An inside picture of Rio's favela Cidade de Deus. How Dadinho e Buscapé grow up in world of drugs and crime. Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, with unknown actors, including Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele, and Phellipe Haagensen.

As Três Marias (The Three Marys)—Brazil/2002— Woman goes into a revenge spree and hires some hit men after her ex-husband kills her new husband and her children. Directed by Aluizio Abranches, with Marieta Severo, Julia Lemmertz, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Luiza Mariani.

Uma Onda no Ar (A Wave in the Air)—Brazil/2002—It seems it's war in the big favela (shantytown). The police start to go up the hill while a pirate radio station tells the population how to react. It's the radio that the police are looking for. Directed by Helvécio Ratton, with Alexandre Moreno, Adolfo Moura, Babu Santana, Benjamim Abras, Priscila Dias, Edyr Duqui.

O Príncipe (The Prince)—Brazil/2002—After living two decades in Paris, Gustavo comes back to São Paulo, his hometown, and finds out that he doesn't know anything and anyone anymore. Directed by Ugo Giorgetti, with Eduardo Tornaghi, Bruna Lombardi, Ricardo Blat, Otávio Augusto, and Ewerton de Castro.

Uma Vida em Segredo (A Life in Secrecy)—Brazil/2001— Based on Autran Dourado's book of same name. Biela, 17, becomes orphan and moves to her wealthy uncle's house. But she cannot adapt to the new life. Directed by Suzana Amaral, with Sabrina Greve, Eliane Giardini, Cacá Amaral, Neusa Borges, and Eric Nowinsky.

Abril Despedaçado (Broken April, Behind the Sun in the English Version)—Brazil-Switzerland-France/2001—Based on Albanian author Ismail Kadaré's book Broken April. In the Brazilian Northeast, following a family tradition, a young man is compelled to avenge his brother's murder. The youngster, however, decides to question this blood code. Directed by Walter Salles, with Rodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, and Rita Assemany.

O Invasor (The Invader)—Brazil/2001—A 15-year-old friendship and partnership go sour and generate a war of words and physical violence when one partner wants out. Directed by Beto Brant, with Marco Ricca, Paulo Miklos, Alexandre Borges, and Malu Mader.

Janela da Alma (Window of the Soul)—Brazil/2001—Directed by João Jardim and Walter Carvalho. With interviews with musician Hermeto Pascoal, writer José Camargo and filmmaker Wim Wenders, this documentary probes how blind people and those with sight problems deal with the world.
 

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