A Casa da Mãe Joana (2008)

Director:

Hugo Carvana

Writer:

Paulo Halm

Stars:

Paulo Betti, Cláudia Borioni, Laura Cardoso

Cast

Credited cast:
Paulo Betti	...	Paulo Roberto
Cláudia Borioni	...	Madame
Laura Cardoso	...	Dona Herly
Pedro Cardoso	...	Vavá
Hugo Carvana	...	A jeweller
Fernanda de Freitas	...	Tainacã
Maria Gladys
Beth Goulart	...	Cliente
Lu Grimaldi	...	Cliente
Malu Mader	...	Laura
Cláudio Marzo	...	Leopoldo
Roberto Maya	...	Oficial de justiça
Luís Carlos Miele	...	Camões
Juliana Paes	...	Dolores Del Sol
Antonio Pedro	...	Montanha

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (Brazil)

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Globo Filmes, MAC Produções

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

great cast, poor results

Globo, the most powerful TV in Brazil, produces tolerably good soap operas, if one doesn't mind too much the far-fetched story lines. But when it comes to their attempts at making movies, the results are almost always disappointing, as the final product is usually neither here nor there - not a good lighthearted TV program and definitely not a great film. This film is no exception, and not even the all-star cast can do much with such a poor screenplay. Many of the characters seem like poor adaptations from successful TV programs, such as Pedro Cardoso who seems to have come directly from filming the TV series a Grande Família into this film, and Agildo Ribeiro, whose character is very similar to characters he's been playing forever on TV. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on this but watched it on TV instead.