A Glass of Rage

A Glass of Rage is a Brazilian drama movie made in 1999. It is the first feature film directed by Aluizio Abranches. The screenplay is based on the work of the Brazilian writer Raduan Nassar.

A Glass of Rage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAluizio Abranches
Produced byFlávio R. Tambellini
Written byAluízio Abranches
Flávio Tambellini
Based onUm Copo de Cólera by Raduan Nassar
StarringAlexandre Borges
Julia Lemmertz
Music byAndré Abujamra
CinematographyPedro Farkas
Edited byIdê Lacreta
Production
company
Ravina Filmes
Release date
April 30, 1999[1]
Running time
70 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$ 309,094[2]

It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and was positively received. It was also well-acclaimed in Brazil, thought it received some criticism with its explicit sex scenes. The movie was launched in many countries, such as Italy, where it remained on screen for a whole year.

The film stars Júlia Lemmertz, Alexandre Borges, Marieta Severo, Ruth de Souza, and Lineu Dias as Júlia’s father.

Cast

Release

It received six nominations at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil, of which it did not won any award.[3][4] A Glass of Rage was screened in the Discovery section of the 24th Toronto International Film Festival and in the Panorama section of the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.[5][6] Havana Film Festival,[7] Washington, DC International Film Festival,[8] Chicago Latino Film Festival,[9] Amiens International Film Festival, and Galway International Oyster Festival also screened it.[1]

References
  1. Couto, José Geraldo (April 30, 1999). "Paixão e razão se misturam, diz diretor". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  4. "É uma festa!". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  5. "24th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films". Digital Hit. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  6. "Programme 1999". Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  7. Carrilho, Arnaldo. "La redención del tiempo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Havana Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  8. "FilmfestDC 2000" (PDF). Washington, DC International Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  9. "Chicago Latino Film Festival". Chicago Reader. April 6, 2000. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.