Irma Vap - O Retorno (2006)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Carla Camurati

Writers:

Carla Camurati (writer)
Melanie Dimantas (writer)

Release Date:

7 April 2006 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

After many flops, theatrical producer decides to stage a former hit, "O Mistério de Irma Vap". But he is going to face many problems to find the right actors and get the necessary permissions. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Marco Nanini	...	Tony / Cleide Albuquerque
Ney Latorraca	...	Darci / Odete Lopes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luisa Arraes	...	Camila
Paulo Betti
Pedro Bial
Louise Cardoso
Fernando Caruso	...	Henrique D'Ávila
Marcos Caruso	...	Otávio Gonçalves
Carvalhinho	...	Medico
Thiago Fragoso	...	Leonardo Aguiar
Flávia Guedes	...	Assistente de direção
Leandro Hassum	...	Luiz Alberto (Lula)
Pedro Henrique	...	Cleide / Tony (criança)
Miguel Magno	...	Camila's father
Francisco Milani	...	Barreto
Analú Prestes	...	Figurinista da peça
Arlete Salles	...	Vanda
Maria Sá	...	Viúva
Marieta Severo
Guida Viana	...	Mãe de Camila
Diogo Vilela

Also Known As:

O Mistério de Irma Vap (Brazil) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:10

Filming Locations:

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Company:

Copacabana Filmes (II)

Movie Connections:

Spoofs What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Third rate slapstick humor

Like me, any Brazilian who watched the play "O Mistério de Irma Vap" must have thought this was gonna be a hell of a movie. Well... it's not. Any Brazilian with a TV set at home has at least once seen those awful comedy such as "Zorra Total" and "A Praça é Nossa". Sure, you may laugh a couple of times, but you can't really say it's quality TV. And that's exactly what this particular movie is all about: third rate slapstick humor. The kind that makes you wanna choke the director until something good comes out. And I must say, what Carla Camurati did must have been pretty hard. To turn two great actors into walking disasters, I don't know how she did that. I honestly don't! Fernando Meirelles managed to get people off slums and turn them into fantastic actors. Carla Camurati did the exact opposite. She got two of my favorite actors and sucked the talent straight out of them. Now, if you wanna watch this movie, be my guest. But don't expect me not to say "I told you so" afterwards. My tip is to save yourself some cash by staying at home and watching Brazilian TV shows that equally suck.