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Desmundo
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Wikipedia article
'Desmundo' is a 2002 Brazilian drama film by Alain Fresnot, based on the novel of the same name by Ana Miranda. The film is set in 1570, a period when orphan Portuguese girls were sent to marry the settlers' sons. This was done to prevent the Portuguese from having sons with the indigenous peoples and black people in order to keep the Christian marriage and a "pure" heritage. The film follows Oribela (Simone Spoladore) as she is sent from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque (Osmar Prado).
Cast
*Simone Spoladore as Oribela
*Osmar Prado as Francisco de Albuquerque
*Caco Ciocler as Ximeno Dias
*Berta Zemel as Mrs Branca
*Beatriz Segall as Mrs Brites
*Jos Eduardo as governator
*Dbora Olivieri as Maria
*Jos Rubens Chach as Joo Couto
*Cac Rosset as Afonso Soares D'Arago
*Giovanna Borghi as Bernardinha
*Las Marques as Giralda
*Arrigo Barnab as musician
Production
In order to be more faithful to the period 'Desmundo' is set, Fresnotbeyond of using clothing, furniture and costumesdecided that the characters would speak in archaic Portuguese. He said it was a "very hard decision", but felt it would seem shallow to use colloquial language in a historical film. Thus, the film has subtitles in contemporary Portuguese. Its filming took place in Ubatuba, So Paulo.
Reception
At the 35th Festival de Braslia, 'Desmundo' won Best Score and Best Supporting Actress (Berta Zemel). It won Best Art Direction (Adrian Cooper and Chico Andrade), Best Costume Design (Marjorie Guelle) and Best Make Up (Vav Torres) at the Grande Prmio do Cinema Brasileiro.
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