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Wikipedia article




'Olga' is a 2004 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by Jayme Monjardim from a screenplay by Rita Buzzar, based on the 1985 biography of the same name by Fernando Morais. It was Brazil's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The film was a produced by Nexus Cinema in conjunction with Globo Filmes and Lumiere. 'Olga' was seen by over three million viewers and won more than 20 awards in Brazil and internationally. It is one of several Brazilian films to treat Jewish themes.Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols Ph.D., Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. 'Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean' 2015 - 1610697545- Page 145 "In Brazil, Jom Tob Azulay's film, O judeu [The Jew, 1996], tells of 18th-century intellectual Antnio Jos da Silva, who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Other Brazilian filmmakers who deal with Jewish themes include Jayme Monjardim, who directed Olga (2004); Joo Batista de Andrade, director of Vlado treinta anos depois [Vlado Thirty Years Later, 2005]; and Cao Hamburger, whose O ano O ano em que meus pais saram de frias [The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, 2006] is a coming-of-age story about Mauro, whose parents are forced to flee the country.

Plot



Olga is the feature-film chronicle of the German Jew Olga Benrio Prestes' (19081942) life and times. A communist activist since her youth, Olga is persecuted by the police and flees to Moscow, where she undergoes military training. She is put in charge of escorting Lus Carlos Prestes to Brazil to lead the Communist Uprising of 1935, falling in love with him along the way.

With the failure of the uprising, Olga is arrested alongside Prestes. Seven-month pregnant Olga is extradited by President Vargas' Government to Nazi Germany, where she gives birth to her daughter Anita Leocdia while incarcerated. Separated from her daughter, Olga is sent away to the Ravensbrck concentration camp, where she is executed in the gas chamber.

Cast



Awards



* Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2005: Best Art Direction (Tiza Oliveira), Best Costume Design (Paulo Les) and Best Make-up (Marlene Moura).

* Havana Film Festival 2005: Audience Award.

* ABC Cinematography Award 2005: Best Art Direction (Tiza Oliveira) and Best Cinematography (Ricardo Della Rosa).

* Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2007: Audience Award, Best narrative Film.

* Washington Film Festival 2005: Best Film.

* Via Del Mar Film Festival 2005: Best Film, Best Direction (Jayme Monjardim) and Best Actress (Camila Morgado).

See also



* List of submissions to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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