Lua de Cristal

Lua de Cristal (English: Xuxa in Crystal Moon) is a 1990 Brazilian comedy-romance film directed by Tizuka Yamasaki, and starring Xuxa Meneghel.

For the song recorded by Xuxa, see Lua de Cristal (song).

Lua de Cristal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTizuka Yamasaki
Produced byCarlos Alberto Diniz
Marco Aurélio Marcondes
Marta Passos
Diler Trindade
Written byCarlos Alberto Diniz
Luís Carlos Góes
Patrícia Travassos
Yoya Wursch
StarringXuxa Meneghel
Sérgio Mallandro
Duda Little
Júlia Lemmertz
Marilu Bueno
Avelar Love
Music byAry Sperling
CinematographyEdgar Moura
Edited byMarco Antonio Cury
Ana Diniz
Production
company
Ponto Filmes
Art Films
Xuxa Produções
Columbia Trist
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1990 (1990-06-21)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Budget$500,000[2]
Box office$725,300 (U.S.)[3]

With just under 5 million spectators, Lua de Cristal was the biggest film of the 1990s, and it guaranteed Xuxa a second box-office hit at a time when the Brazilian film industry had all but ground to a halt.[4][5]

Cast

Reception

Criticism

In her critique for the Jornal do Brasil, Rogério Durst said that "in her new film, Xuxa does not convince in the role of Cinderella".[6]

Renato Cabral, in his critique of the website Papo de Cinema, wrote: "The productions starred and produced by Xuxa Meneghel may not be the most considered of the national cinema when we look to analyze the dedication of the technique and cinematographic language. What happens, are the high numbers of viewers and the contribution to an attempt of national industry. In general, the films of the presenter always fell into the hands of directors and writers connected to television, so much of the language approached soap operas and serials, bringing a product a both superficial and poor. One of the rare moments when the queen of the little ones managed to deliver to her audience something a little better finished was certainly in Lua de Cristal.[7]

Release

The film held the record for the highest ticket-sales for 16 years, with over 920,000 spectators going to see it in the first week alone (the record was broken by the film Two Sons of Francisco (2 filhos de Francisco) in 2006).[8]

See also

References
  1. "Lua de Cristal" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  2. "23 coisas que você não sabia sobre "Lua de Cristal"" (in Portuguese). buzzfeed.com/. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter - Vol.313, Edições 1-17 - p 46.
  4. Depois de 25 anos, elenco de 'Lua de cristal' se encontra no Festival do Rio
  5. Shaw, Lisa. "Brazilian National Cinema" - p.171
  6. Jornal do Brasil. CADERNO B (21/06/1990)
  7. Renato Cabral (March 19, 2015). "Lua de Cristal". www.papodecinema.com.br. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. "Brazilian cult teen classic". Festival do Rio. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
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