Estomago: A Gastronomic Story (2007)
"Estômago" (original title)

In the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place ... See full summary »

Director:

Marcos Jorge

Writers:

Fabrizio Donvito (screenplay), Marcos Jorge,

Stars:

João Miguel, Fabiula Nascimento, Babu Santana

17 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
João Miguel	...	Nonato
Fabiula Nascimento	...	Íria
Babu Santana	...	Bujiú
Carlo Briani	...	Giovanni
Zeca Cenovicz	...	Zulmiro
Paulo Miklos	...	Etcetera
Jean Pierre Noher	...	Duque
Andrea Fumagalli	...	Francesco
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Betina Belli	...	Dona da Pensão
Luiz Brambila	...	Lambari
Ed Canedo	...	Travesti
Adriano Carvalhaes	...	Suely
Altamar Cezar	...	Zé Português
Syd Correa	...	Boquenga
Rodrigo Ferrarini	...	Magrão

Storyline

In the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place in society. He arrives in town without a penny in his pockets and starts working as help in a decadent bar, a nasty place, lost amid the urban desert. He sleeps in the storage room on the back, and under a cold neon light learns how to fry "pastel" and "coxinhas", outdoing his "master", Zulmiro, the owner of the bar. Nonato is ignorant, but talented. He knows how to work the kitchen, soon others realize it too. The first one to notice him, is Iria, a prostitute, who doesn't know how to cook but loves to eat and starts an affair with him. Then, Giovanni, the owner of the Boccaccio (an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood), offers Nonato a job as his apprentice. A turn of events results in Nonato spending time in prison. For the prisoners and their boss, the violent Bujiù, Nonato is a savior; in ...

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Plot Keywords:

cooking | prison | italian restaurant | prostitute | sex | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [br]

Country:

Brazil Italy

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Estomago: A Gastronomic Story

Filming Locations:

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

BRL 800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zencrane Filmes, Indiana Production Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not only a good cook

I enjoyed very much this film. It seems to be a simple story about a man -Raimundo, who comes to the big city and earns his living doing the only thing he knows: cooking. His talent leads him to know the owner of an Italian restaurant, and a prostitute. I like very much the way the film shows the relationship between them: seduction, obedience and competition. the story is easy to follow, amusing and sometimes funny. Anyway, I don't think this is all. Estomago (stomach) provides an interesting and sharp looking to our society: Both in business and in prison, there are rules to follow; power relationships according to abilities, strength, or money. Everyone is a victim in some way, but it is also guilty.