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 | |
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 Spanish language theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Written by | Alexandre Machado Fernanda Young |
| Based on | Miss Simpson by Sérgio Sant'Anna |
| Produced by | Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto |
| Starring | Amy Irving Antônio Fagundes |
| Cinematography | Pascal Rabaud |
| Edited by | Ray Hubley |
| Music by | Eumir Deodato Richard Martinez Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Production companies | Filmes do Equador L.C. Barreto |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese English |
| Box office | R$3,165,333[1] |
Cast
edit- Amy Irving as Mary Ann Simpson
- Antônio Fagundes as Pedro Paulo
- Alexandre Borges as Acácio
- Débora Bloch as Tânia
- Drica Moraes as Nadine
- Giovanna Antonelli as Sharon
- Rogério Cardoso as Vermont
- Pedro Cardoso as Roberto
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Trevor
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Bossa Nova at IMDb
- Bossa Nova at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bossa Nova at Box Office Mojo
- Official Sony Pictures site
- Bossa Nova Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today at Cinemateca Brasileira
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