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Bellini and the Devil
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Bellini and the Devil
| image = Bellini and the Devil.jpg
| caption = Cover of the DVD release
| director = Marcelo Galvo
| producer = Theodoro Fontes
| writer = Marcelo Galvo
| based_on =
| starring = Fabio Assuno
| music = Andreas Kisser
Eduardo Queiroz
Marina de La Riva
| editing = Theodoro Fontes
Eduardo Queiroz
| cinematography = Rodrigo Tavares
| studio = Santa F 1900 Filmes
| distributor = Santa F 1900 Filmes
Imagem Filmes
| released =
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Brazil
| language = Portuguese
| budget = R$3,552,991
| gross = R$14,122
}}
'Bellini and the Devil' is 2008 Brazilian crime film directed by Marcelo Galvo. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assuno as Remo Bellini, a So Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders revolving around 'The Book of the Law'. A sequel to 'Bellini and the Sphinx', it premiered as the opening film of the 1st Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, where Assuno won the award of Best Actor.
Cast
*Fbio Assuno as Remo Bellini
*Rosanne Mulholland as Gala
*Nill Marcondes as Zanqueta
*Mariana Clara as Rita
*Beto Coville as Mariano
*Luza Curvo as Clarice
*Caroline Abras as Silvia
*Marco Luque as Alex
*Christiano Cochrane as Malta
*Andr Bubman as Odilon
*Neuza Romano as Odilon's mother
*Javer Monteiro as bartender
*Malu Bierrenbach as rica
*Marlia Gabriela as Letcia
*Jatir Eir as journalist
*Deto Montenegro as pauper
Production
In 2002, after the theatrical release of the Roberto Santucci's 'Bellini and the Sphinx', the production team cogitate to adapt the second book, 'Bellini e o Demnio'. Malu Mader wanted to direct the film but due to other projects, she did not it. Instead, Galvo was actually hired for it; he cited Aleister Crowley as the main influence, as well as the filmmakers David Lynch and David Cronenberg, and quimbanda and black magic as influences for the work. He also wrote the screenplay, but he felt he was betrayed on the film's theatrical version as the producer Theodoro Fontes modified it. Galvo, however, was satisfied to know that the version released on DVD would contain an extra with a director's cut version.
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