Lisbela e o Prisioneiro

Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (Lisbela and the Prisoner) is a 2003 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, based on the 1964 play of the same name by Osman Lins.

Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuel Arraes
Screenplay byGuel Arraes
Pedro Cardoso
Jorge Furtado
Based onLisbela e o Prisioneiro
by Osman Lins
Produced byPaula Lavigne
StarringSelton Mello
Débora Falabella
CinematographyUlrich Burtin
Edited byPaulo Henrique Farias
Music byJoão Falcão
Production
companies
Natasha Filmes
Globo Filmes
Estúdios Mega
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) (Brazil)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$19,915,933[1] ($8,494,742)

Filming took place in cities of Pernambuco, Igarassu, Paudalho and Recife, as well as in Rio de Janeiro and Nova Iguaçu.[2][3]

Plot edit

The film tells the story of the trickster, adventurer and conqueror Leléu and the dreamy girl Lisbela who loves to watch American films and dreams of the movie heroes. The story takes place in the 20th century in Pernambuco. Lisbela (Débora Falabella) is engaged with other man when Leléu (Selton Mello) arrives in the city. The couple is charmed and begins to live a story full of characters taken from the Brazilian northeastern scene: Inaura (Virgínia Cavendish), a married and seductive woman, who tries to lure the hero (Leléu) and betray her husband bully and mercenary killer Frederico Evandro (Marco Nanini); Lieutenant Guedes (André Mattos) a stern father and chief of police; Douglas (Bruno Garcia) a Pernambucano man with Carioca accent and São Paulo's slangs, seen from the perspective of regional humor; and Corporal Citonho (Tadeu Mello) a corporal of detachment, who is cunning enough to satisfy his appetites.[4]

Lisbela and Leléu are going to suffer pressure from her family, the social milieu and also with their own doubts and hesitations. But in a final twist, full of bravery and humor, they follow their destinies. As Lisbela herself says, the fun is not knowing what happens, it is to know how it happens and when it happens.

Cast edit

Awards edit

Won edit

Nominated edit

Soundtrack edit

  • Você Não me Ensinou a te Esquecer - Written by Fernando Mendes, performed by Caetano Veloso
  • Para o Diabo os Conselhos de Vocês - Written by Carlos Imperial, performed by Os Condenados
  • A Dança das Borboletas - Written by Zé Ramalho and Alceu Valença, performed by Zé Ramalho and Sepultura
  • Espumas ao Vento - Written by Accioly Neto, performed by Elza Soares
  • A Dama de Ouro - Written by Maciel Melo, performed by Zéu Britto
  • A Deusa da Minha Rua - Written by Jorge Faraj and Teixeira, performed by Geraldo Maia
  • Oh Carol - Written by Neil Sedaka, performed by Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner
  • O Amor é Filme - Written by João Falcão, performed by Lirinha
  • Lisbela - Written by Caetano Veloso, performed by Los Hermanos
  • O Matador - Written by João Falcão, performed by Sepultura
  • O Boi - Written by João Falcão.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Apólice do filme Lisbela e o Prisioneiro custou R$ 2,6 milhões". Paraná Online (in Portuguese). August 29, 2003. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Filmagem de Lisbela e o Prisioneiro completa 1 semana" (in Portuguese). Internet Group. October 23, 2002. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ AdoroCinema, Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (in Portuguese), retrieved 2019-01-09

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