Bossa Nova is a 2000 Brazilian-American romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. It stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann.

Bossa Nova
Spanish language theatrical release poster
Directed byBruno Barreto
Written byAlexandre Machado
Fernanda Young
Based onMiss Simpson
by Sérgio Sant'Anna
Produced byLucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto
StarringAmy Irving
Antônio Fagundes
CinematographyPascal Rabaud
Edited byRay Hubley
Music byEumir Deodato
Richard Martinez
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Production
companies
Filmes do Equador
L.C. Barreto
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Release date
  • March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagesPortuguese
English
Box officeR$3,165,333[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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