Se Eu Fosse Você (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Daniel Filho

Writers:

Rene Belmonte (writer)
Iafa Britz (writer)

Release Date:

6 January 2006 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years,...

Awards:

4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Tony Ramos	...	Cláudio
Glória Pires	...	Helena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Denis Carvalho	...	Arnaldo
Maria Ceiça	...	Márcia
Carla Daniel	...	Regina
Helena Fernandes	...	Débora
Jorge Fernando	...	Ufologist
Ary Fontoura	...	Padre Henrique
Antonia Frering	...	Tereza
Maria Gladys	...	Cida
Leandro Hassum	...	Maurício
Thiago Lacerda	...	Marcos
Glória Menezes	...	Vivinha
Thomas Morkos	...	Cauê
Marcela Muniz	...	Marília
Patrícia Pillar	...	Dr. Cris
Lara Rodrigues	...	Bia
Lavínia Vlasak	...	Bárbara
Danielle Winits	...	Cibele

Also Known As:

If I Were You (International: English title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:10 | Argentina:13

Company:

Total Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Daniel Filho]man in the bathroom.

Goofs:

Factual errors: As the kids come in to sing near the end of the movie, Beethoven's 9th symphony is announced, when actually, they sing Beethoven's 5th symphony.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Se Eu Fosse Você 2 (2009)

Not an original premise, but greatly developed

Cláudio and Helena have been married for many years. He is a hard-working publicist, with a macho attitude. She organizes a children choir at a school, and runs the family house. One night they have a serious argument, and each of them states that the other one's life is more rewarding. They go to bed, and when they wake up, they realize their bodies have been switched. After that, they have to find out what happened, while living each other's life, with its troubles and benefits.

Surely enough, you've seen movies with similar stories. This one is not original at all, we see the conflicts between two different worlds, through the eyes of initially unsympathetic characters. Eventually, they learn their lessons of mutual acceptance and respect.

However, this movie has two tings going for it. First, there are many really hilarious scenes, that can actually make you laugh out loud, much more than I've laughed watching any other "battle of the sexes" movie (and certainly any other "body switching" movie as well). The other factor is the acting, plain brilliant, by both Tony Ramos (as Cláudio) and Glória Pires (as Helena). They give life to theirs characters, make them funny, and are, in great part, responsible for the great outcome.

Overall, it isn't a masterpiece, but its first class entertainment, with lots of laughter and fun.