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6.9/10   191 votes
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Writers:
Don Bohlinger (writer)
Luís Galvão Teles (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 October 1997 (Luxembourg) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Comedy more
Tagline:
Uma comédia romântica sobre o sexo feminino
Plot:
Five women, all near the wrong side of forty, face life's ups and downs together with laughter, tears, and sometimes irony. Their only imperative: live, love and live some more. | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Pan European light comedy with middle aged & eccentric women more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Miou-Miou ... Eva
Carmen Maura ... Linda

Marthe Keller ... Barbara

Marisa Berenson ... Chloé
Guesch Patti ... Branca

Joaquim de Almeida ... Gigi
Didier Flamand ... Edgar
Morgan Perez ... Luis
Florence Loiret ... Rita

Mapi Galán ... Raquel
Bobette Jouret ... Bela Luna
Amparo Muñoz ... Maria
Maurice Chevit ... Alberto
Marie Guillard ... Inès
Nicolas Djermag ... Tiago
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Elas (Portugal)
Os três Desejos (Portugal) (working title)
Women (Singapore: English title) (festival title)
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Runtime:
115 min | Argentina:98 min | Japan:98 min
Language:
French | Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)
Filming Locations:
Lisbon, Portugal more

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Pan European light comedy with middle aged & eccentric women, 17 August 2000
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Author: Gonzalo Melendez (gonz30) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A light comedy bringing together some of Europe's former beauties, this film is light fluff in a very contrived Pan-European atmosphere. Lisbon, a romantic city to many (and definitely the cheapest capital in the European Union to film a movie) is the backdrop for this assortment of women, none of which is Portuguese. A couple are Swiss, one Spanish, one American, and one actually is French. But we must assume that it is quite normal that all the characters including the sole Portuguese leading character, their family, friends and co-workers all speak fluent French, not a Portuguese word to be heard. Well, if this is a barrier, be prepared for more. They are all on the wrong side of 40, as advertised everywhere. Why not say 50? At the time of filming all the "women" (except Miou-Miou, who was 47) were over 50, and by now when the film is being released for the first time, they are all in their mid 50s. Yes, they look nice. But forty? The last major hurdle to clear to enjoy the film is to accept the five most popular cliches about older women. A couple are men hungry to the point one even has sex in front of her grown daughter. Another (unlikely) one is an old lipstick lesbian. The teacher has sex with Lisbon students 30 years her junior (who also speak fluent French). And the main, arguably most "normal" character (as played by the Spanish Carmen Maura) has a live-in lover 12 years younger (Joaquim de Almeida). If all these anomalies don't faze you, you may enjoy the film as the light comedy with fading female stars it was intended to be.

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