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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Love and Co
| image = Amor & Cia.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Helvcio Ratton
| producer = Simone Magalhes Matos
| writer = Carlos Alberto Ratton
| based_on =
| starring = Marco Nanini
Patricia Pillar
Alexandre Borges
| music = Tavinho Moura
| cinematography = Jos Tadeu Ribeiro
| editing = Diana Vasconcellos
| studio = Quimera Filmes
Rosa Filmes
| distributor = RioFilme, Severiano Ribeiro
Rosa Filmes
| released =
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Brazil
Portugal
| language = Portuguese
| budget = R$3 million
| gross = R$237,310
}}
'Love and Co' is a 1998 Brazilian-Portuguese comedy-drama film directed by Helvcio Ratton. Based on Ea de Queiroz's novel 'Alves & Cia', it stars Marco Nanini, Patricia Pillar and Alexandre Borges. Shot in So Joo Del Rei, Minas Gerais, and set in the 19th century, it follows Alves (Nanini) as he finds his wife Ludovina (Pillar) with Machado (Borges), and challenges him for a gun duel.
Cast
*Marco Nanini as Alves
*Patricia Pillar as Ludovina
*Alexandre Borges as Machado
*Rogrio Cardoso as Neto
*Cludio Mamberti as Carvalho
*Ary Frana as Medeiros
*Maria Slvia as Margarida
*Nelson Dantas as Asprgio
*Rui Resende as Ablio
*Snia Siqueira as Joana
Reception
'Love and Co' grossed R$237,310 and was watched by 47,179 people in the 24 Brazilian theaters in which it was released. It was nominated for the 1st Grande Prmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film and Best Actor (Marcos Nanini), but lost in both categories. It was awarded as the Best Iberoamerican Film at the 14th Mar del Plata Film Festival. At the 31st Festival de Braslia, it won the Best Film, Best Actress (Patricia Pillar), and shared the Best Art Direction (Clvis Bueno and Vera Hamburger) with 'Kenoma'. Marco Nanini won Best Actor while Tavinho Moura won Best Music at the 3rd Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.
References
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