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A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.A woman tries to make a life for herself in a violent Brazilian city.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 5 nominations
Júlio Rocha
- Dr. Roberto
- (as Julio Rocha)
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- TriviaDirector Marcelo Gomes revealed the sex scenes between João Miguel and Hermila Guedes are unsimulated: "I tried to build the sex scenes with the same naturalism that I built the other scenes, I didn't want to cover anything up", commented the director. "My actors were very comfortable, we did several rehearsals and, when I said 'action!', we were building this joke that later goes to real sex. Without any kind of modesty, because if he were on the scene it would deconstruct the whole thought. I was loyal to my character, if some people might be shocked I can't do anything." Even though the penetration isn't explicitly shown, Hermila Guedes seemed to confirm that she and João Miguel actually had sex on camera: "It's always great to work with João. That's exactly what Marcelo wanted, for him to be someone I was intimate with, an old partner. We know each other, I had seen his body and he had seen mine. I had already touched him, kissed him. All this so that the spectator would believe in that fuck, that sex. That this relationship was real."
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Marcelo Gomes is an amazing director (Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus, Joaquim...), Hermila Guedes is one of the best actresses from Brazil, and the same may ne told about João Miguel among Brazilian male actors. Then, this movie could not be less than good, and it did not disappoint. Is is far from obvious, does not follow clichés and conventional wisdom. It is also beautifully filmed, and besides the landscapes and the nice camera moves and frames, there are perhaps the most convincing sex scenes I ever seen (mostly between Hermila Guedes and João Miguel). It is about a woman, who takes care of patients as a physician but is also ill, as she suffers with depression. She is sad for ageing but also is beginning to climb her career steps, what she does not know if she wants to. There is a man who loves her and is good, and she likes him but follows mostly a chaotic self-destructive path of lust. There are friends and the warm water of the beach, but there is apathy, or a "stone heart" as she says. Her lovely father will not be there forever, and while he brings comfort, his situation also does not make hard things easier. A slow, careful, exploring and deep film about a woman, a healthcare profession and deseases. Choices may be made, anyway.
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- Gross worldwide
- $81,925
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Once Upon a Time Veronica (2012) officially released in Canada in English?
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