Happily Ever After (1985 film)

Happily Ever After[2] (Portuguese: Além da Paixão) is a 1985 Brazilian erotic romantic drama film directed by Bruno Barreto.

Happily Ever After
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBruno Barreto
Produced byLucy Barreto
Antônio Calmon
Written byBruno Barreto
Antônio Calmon
StarringRegina Duarte
Paulo Castelli
Music byCesar Camargo Mariano
CinematographyAffonso Beato
Edited byVera Freire
Production
company
L.C. Barreto
Distributed byEmbrafilme
Release date
  • May 13, 1985 (1985-05-13)[1]
Running time
108 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

It was released in the United States in November 1986.[3][4]

Plot

Fernanda is a married woman with two children who meets Miguel, a male prostitute after hitting him in a car accident. They meet again when he steals her wallet and drops an advertising of the club where he works. When her husband travels, Fernanda and Miguel go to Santos, saying they would accompany until the port a woman who would go to Paris. They go aboard a ship that goes to Salvador, where they pass the New Year's Day. However, when Fernanda eventually discovers Miguel is a cocaine addict she returns to her family.

Cast

Reception

At the 3rd Bogota Film Festival, Happily Ever After won the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Castelli).[5]

References

  1. "Além da Paixão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  2. Wilmington, Michael (April 29, 1987). "Movie Review : An Arousing, 'Happily' Erotic Carnal Drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  3. "Film: Barreto's 'Happily Ever After'". The New York Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. "New Films". New York Magazine. Vol. 19 no. 43. November 3, 1986.
  5. "XXIV Festival de Cine de Bogotá" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogota Film Festival. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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