Gabriela (1983 film)

Gabriela
Gabriela
	Film poster
Directed by	Bruno Barreto
Written by	Bruno Barreto; Leopoldo Serran; Flávio R. Tambellini
Based on	Gabriela, Cravo e Canela by Jorge Amado
Produced by	Ibrahim Moussa; Harold Nebenzal
Starring	Sônia Braga; Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Edited by	Emmanuelle Castro
Music by	Antonio Carlos Jobim
Production; companies	United Artists; Sultana Corporation; Metro
Distributed by	MGM/UA Entertainment Co.; (through United International Pictures)
Release date	24 March 1983;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Box office	$1.3 million

Gabriela is a 1983 Brazilian romance film directed by Bruno Barreto. It was shot in the cities of Paraty, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and in Garopaba, Santa Catarina.^[1] It is based on Brazilian author Jorge Amado's 1958 book Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.

Plot[edit]

It is 1925. Nacib (Mastroianni) is the owner of bar in a small town. He meets Gabriela (Braga) and he hires her on as a cook. They soon enter a passionate relationship, fueled by his strong attraction to her sensual nature. However, Nacib soon grows annoyed by the attention she receives. Under advisement of his best friend, Tonico (Cantafora), Nacib proposes to her, partly in the hopes that the attention quells.

After their marriage, he insists that she dress and behave more modestly so they can be seen as more respectable. Unfortunately, Gabriela cannot help but stray and Nacib is forced to annul the marriage when he finds her in bed with Tonico. Later, as both Nacib and the town begin to undergo a transformation, Nacib and Gabriela resume their relationship.

Cast[edit]

Sônia Braga as Gabriela
Marcello Mastroianni as Nacib
Antonio Cantafora as Tonico Bastos
Paulo Goulart as João Fulgêncio
Ricardo Petráglia as Prof. Josué
Lutero Luiz as Cel. Manoel das Onças
Tania Boscoli as Glória
Nicole Puzzi as Malvina
Flávio Galvão as Mundinho Falcão
Joffre Soares as Cel. Ramiro Bastos
Maurício do Valle as Cel. Amâncio Leal
Nildo Parente as Maurício Caires
Nelson Xavier as Capitão
Nuno Leal Maia as Eng. Rômulo
Chico Díaz as Chico Moleza
Fernando Ramos da Silva as Tuísca
Miriam Pires as Malvina's mother
Cláudia Jimenez as Olga

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Gabriela" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Gabriela (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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[cb-1] "Gabriela" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

[2] "Gabriela (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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