"All films are in Portuguese with English subtitles. The Film Week is sponsored by the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC.
VIPs
Original Title: (VIPs) / English Title: (VIPs)
Release: 2011 (Brazil, USA)
Director: Toniko Melo
Actors: Wagner Moura, Gisele Fróes, Juliano Cazarré, Jorge D'Elia
Length: 96 min
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Marcelo cannot live with his own identity, which leads him to take on the identity of others. As a result he goes by different monikers to pull off various elaborate scams. One of the most memorable is when he pretends to be Henrique Constantino, son of the owner of the airline Gol, during a carnival in Recife.
MALU ON A BICYCLE
Original Title: (Malu de Bicicleta) / English Title: (Malu on a Bicycle)
Release: 2011 (Brazil)
Director: Flávio R. Tambellini
Actors: Fernanda de Freitas, Marcelo Serrado, Marjorie Estiano, Otávio Martins
Length: 90 min
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Luiz Mário is a womanizing businessman who works for São Paulo’s ‘nightlife’ and has a string of love affairs. Despite all of this, he can’t bring himself to have a committed relationship with any of them. One day in Rio de Janeiro, he is hit by a cyclist, Malu on the bike path in Leblon. Soon after they start a relationship and live a perfect romance, until a mysterious love letter arrives and shakes things up.
UPSIDE DOWN
Original Title: (De Pernas pro Ar) / English Title: (Upside Down)
Release: 2010 (Brazil)
Director: Roberto Santucci
Actors: Ingrid Guimarães, Bruno Garcia, Maria Paula, Antônio Pedro
Length: 107 min
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis
Alice is a successful executive, over 30 years old, married to João, mother of a son. In reality, she is the typical workaholic trying to balance her work routine and her family life. After losing her job and her husband in the same day she begins to count on her neighbor Marcela to show it is possible to be a successful professional without letting the pleasures of live fall by the wayside. Alice and her new friend take over a failed sex shop and Marcela helps her discover the pleasures of sex toys.
BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS
Original Title: (Antes que o Mundo Acabe) / English Title: (Before the World Ends)
Release: 2009 (Brazil)
Director: Ana Luíza Azevedo
Actors: Caroline Guedes, Murilo Grossi, Janaína Kremer, Pedro Tergolina
Length: 97 min
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Daniel is a middle class 15-year-old who lives in a small town along with his sister Maria Clara, his mother Elaine and her husband Antônio. He is dating Mim, however their relationship is never stable. The reason being Mim is an independent girl with her own band who is reluctant to be anyone's girlfriend. Daniel's best friend Lucas studies with them at the Santa Bárbara School. There Lucas is accused of theft, causing Daniel and Mim to fight.
REFLECTIONS OF A BLENDER
Original Title: (Reflexões de um Liquidificador) / English Title: (Reflections of a Blender)
Release: 2010 (Brazil)
Director: André Klotzel
Actors: Ana Lúcia Torre, Selton Mello, Germano Haiut, Fabíula Nascimento
Length: 80 min
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
Elvira is a housewife who is going through a rough period in her life. Her husband Onofre disappeared a few days ago and she decides to report the disappearance to the police. The couple's story is narrated by Elvira's blender, which came to life some time ago when Onofre exchanged its propeller for a much bigger one.
THE SIGN OF THE CITY
Original Title: (O Signo da Cidade) / English Title: (Sign of the City)
Release: 2008 (Brazil)
Director: Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Actors: Bruna Lombardi, Juca de Oliveira, Eva Wilma, Denise Fraga, Graziella Moretto
Length: 95 min
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
São Paulo. Gil is married but lonely. Lydia likes to take chances. Josialdo was born to be a woman. Monica is a self-interested opportunist who wants only to get ahead. All of these people listen to the nightly radio program of astrologist Teca, who is meanwhile coping with the wishes of her listeners and her own personal problems.
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