Happily Ever After (1985 film)

Happily Ever After
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bruno Barreto
Produced by	Lucy Barreto; Antônio Calmon
Written by	Bruno Barreto; Antônio Calmon
Starring	Regina Duarte; Paulo Castelli
Music by	Cesar Camargo Mariano
Cinematography	Affonso Beato
Edited by	Vera Freire
Production; company	L.C. Barreto
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	May 13, 1985[1];
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Happily Ever After[2] (Portuguese: Além da Paixão) is a 1985 Brazilian erotic romantic drama film directed by Bruno Barreto.

It was released in the United States in November 1986.[3][4]

Plot

Fernanda is a married woman with two children who meets Miguel, a male prostitute after hitting him in a car accident. They meet again when he steals her wallet and drops an advertising of the club where he works. When her husband travels, Fernanda and Miguel go to Santos, saying they would accompany until the port a woman who would go to Paris. They go aboard a ship that goes to Salvador, where they pass the New Year's Day. However, when Fernanda eventually discovers Miguel is a cocaine addict she returns to her family.

Cast

Regina Duarte as Fernanda
Paulo Castelli as Miguel
Patricio Bisso as Bom-Bom
Flávio Galvão as Roberto
Felipe Martins as Ratinho
Walter Forster
Maria Helena Dias
Flávio São Thiago
Ivan Setta

Reception

At the 3rd Bogota Film Festival, Happily Ever After won the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Castelli).[5]

References

"Além da Paixão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
Wilmington, Michael (April 29, 1987). "Movie Review : An Arousing, 'Happily' Erotic Carnal Drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
"Film: Barreto's 'Happily Ever After'". The New York Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
"New Films". New York Magazine. Vol. 19 no. 43. November 3, 1986.
"XXIV Festival de Cine de Bogotá" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogota Film Festival. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

External links

Happily Ever After at IMDb

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[1] "Além da Paixão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

[2] Wilmington, Michael (April 29, 1987). "Movie Review : An Arousing, 'Happily' Erotic Carnal Drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

[3] "Film: Barreto's 'Happily Ever After'". The New York Times. November 2, 1986. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

[4] "New Films". New York Magazine. Vol. 19 no. 43. November 3, 1986.

[5] "XXIV Festival de Cine de Bogotá" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogota Film Festival. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.