Por Trás do Pano

Por Trás do Pano is a 1999 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Luiz Villaça. It stars Denise Fraga, Pedro Cardoso, Luís Melo, Ester Góes and Marisa Orth. The plot follows the story of Helena (Fraga), an insecure actress who is married to Marcos (Cardoso), as she receives an invitation to perform in a play alongside the famous actor Sérgio (Melo), who lives a conjugal crisis with his wife Laís (Orth) due to his involvement with his former wife Alexandra (Góes).

Por Trás do Pano
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLuiz Villaça
Produced byÉrica Ferreira
Written byLuiz Villaça
Flávio de Souza
StarringDenise Fraga
Pedro Cardoso
Luís Melo
Ester Góes
Marisa Orth
Music byDimi Kreeff
CinematographyAdrian Teijido
Edited byIdê Lacreta
Production
company
Nia Produções Artísticas
Cinema Distribuição Independente
Distributed byCinema Distribuição Independente
Release date
September 17, 1999
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$1.5 million[1]
Box officeR$118,411[2]

The filming took place in 1998 in the Municipal Theatre of the city of Americana, in the state of São Paulo.[3]

Cast

Reception

Por Trás do Pano grossed R$118,411 and was watched by 22,109 people in the 7 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.[2] It was nominated for four Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress, and Denise Fraga was awarded for Best Actress at the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil.[4][5] At the 27th Festival de Gramado, it received the Popular Jury's Choice of Best Brazilian Film, and Best Actress (Fraga).[6] It was awarded at the 7th Festival de Cinema de Cuiabá for Best Editing (Idê Lacreta), Best Actor (Luís Melo), and Best Actress (Fraga), and at the 10th Festival de Cinema de Natal for Best Screenplay.[7] Fraga also won Best Actress at the 21st Havana Film Festival,[8] and at the Miami Hispanic Film Festival.

References
  1. ""Por trás do Pano" tem sessão gratuita no Sesc". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. June 27, 2000. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  2. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  3. Quental, Paula (October 6, 1999). "Denise por trás da fama". IstoÉ Gente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  5. "É uma festa!". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  6. "Filme português vence em Gramado" (PDF). Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). Central Record de Comunicação. August 16, 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  7. "Por Trás do Pano" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  8. "Premios 21 Edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano" (in Spanish). Havana Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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