Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
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| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Produced by | Luiz Carlos Barreto Newton Rique |
| Written by | Bruno Barreto Eduardo Coutinho Leopoldo Serran based on the novel by Jorge Amado |
| Starring | Sonia Braga José Wilker Mauro Mendonça Dinorah Brillanti |
| Music by | Chico Buarque de Hollanda Francis Hime |
| Cinematography | Murilo Salles |
| Editing by | Raimundo Higino |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
| Release date(s) | November 22, 1976 (Brazil) |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos in Portuguese) is a 1976 comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. The film takes place in Bahia during the 1940s. At its time, Dona Flor was the most successful film in Brazilian history. The screenplay was written by Barreto, Eduardo Coutinho, and Leopoldo Serran based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Amado.
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[edit] Plot
Vadinho (José Wilker), Flor's irresponsible husband drops dead while dancing in a street carnival party. Only Flor (Sonia Braga), expresses remorse after his death. Flor's friends and family see Vadinho's death as a chance for Flor to find happiness after the misery brought upon her by Vadinho's psychological and physical brutality. Roughly the first half of Dona Flor recounts Flor's marriage with Vadinho in an extended flashback. By the end of the flashback, there is little doubt that Vadinho's critics make a good case against his respectability as a husband, but the look of remorse in Flor's eyes (as well as the look of passion in those same eyes during the more steamy scenes within the flashback) show us that despite herself, Flor will miss Vadinho.
The second half of Dona Flor involves Flor's meeting the respectable but, alas, not-so-sexy pharmacist Teodoro (Mauro Mendonça), his courtship of her, and her remarriage to him. Flor’s friends consider Teodoro the exact opposite of Vadinho. Teodoro belongs in superior circles within Bahia’s society, dresses elegantly, and treats Flor like a lady. What Flor's friends do not know is that Teodoro is also the opposite of Vadinho in one more respect: in bed, Teodoro is as lacking as Vadinho was accomplished.
On the anniversary of Vadinho's death, Vadinho reappears to Flor in the nude and explains that she called him to "share her bed" with him. Only Flor can see and hear the nude spirit of Vadinho. She protests because she is now remarried and has pledged to be faithful to Teodoro, but after Vadinho laughs during Teodoro’s pathetic attempts at love-making that night, Flor gives in and lives happily with both husbands. A cute shot toward the end of the film shows Teodoro lying in bed next to Flor, who kisses him on the cheek. The camera then pans to the left and we see Vadinho on Flor's other side and she kisses him on the cheek too.
[edit] Awards & nominations
[edit] Brazil
- Won: Gramado Film Festival Award for Best Director - Bruno Barreto
- Won: Gramado Film Festival Award for Best Music - Francis Hime
- Won: Gramado Film Festival Special Jury Award for Anisio Medeiros (production designer)
- Nominated: Gramado Film Festival Award for Best Film
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- Nominated: BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer - Sonia Braga
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[edit] Works cited
- Bergan, Ronald and Robyn Karney. The Faber Companion to Foreign Films. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992.
- Creed-Miles, Jo. "Doña Flor and Her Two Husbands (Doña Flor e Seus Dois Maridos)." TimeOut Film Guide. Ed. John Pym. London: Penguin Books, 2003.
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