December (2008 film)
| December | |
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| Directed by | Selton Mello |
| Written by | Selton Mello Marcelo Vindicato |
| Produced by | Vânia Catani |
| Starring | Leonardo Medeiros Darlene Glória Graziella Moretto Paulo Guarnieri Lúcio Mauro |
| Cinematography | Lula Carvalho |
| Edited by | Selton Mello Marilia Moraes |
| Music by | George Saldanha |
Production companies | Bananeira Filmes Mondo Cane Filmes |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$2.4 million[1] |
| Box office | R$197,197[2] |
December (Portuguese: Feliz Natal) is a 2008 Brazilian drama film and directoral debut of Selton Mello. Shot in Rio de Janeiro,[3] it stars Leonardo Medeiros, Darlene Glória, Graziella Moretto, Paulo Guarnieri, and Lúcio Mauro.
Plot
Caio (Leonardo Medeiros) travels to his hometown to visit his family on Christmas Eve. At the reunion, he must deal with past memories.
From start, the film exposes a structural functioning: it is an example of a "performance cinema".[4]
Cast
- Leonardo Medeiros as Caio
- Darlene Glória as Mérci
- Graziella Moretto as Fabiana
- Paulo Guarnieri as Theo
- Lúcio Mauro as Miguel
- Fabricio Reis as Bruno
- Thelmo Fernandes as Neto
- Cláudio Mendes as Thales
- Daniel Torres as Vitor
- Rose Abdallah as Célia
- Lucas Guarnieri as Thiago
- Liz Maggini Seraphin as Bia
- Hossein Minussi as Alex
- Emiliano Queiroz as Zé do Caixão
- Nathalia Dill as Marília
References
- ^ "Selton Mello "nasce" melancólico". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ator precoce, Selton Mello vira diretor maduro". Folha de S.Paulo. Grupo Folha. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Valente, Eduardo (October 2008). "Feliz Natal, de Selton Mello (Brasil, 2008)". Revista Cinética (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
External links
- Feliz Natal at IMDb
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