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The Three Marias
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Wikipedia article
'The Three Marias' is a Brazilian drama film made in 2002. It is the second feature film by the Brazilian filmmaker Aluizio Abranches. Marieta Severo, Jlia Lemmertz, Maria Lusa Mendona and Luza Mariani lead the cast. Also in the cast are Lzaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Carlos Vereza and Tuca Andrada.
The movie is a shakespearean tragedy in the countryside of Pernambuco. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, achieving excellent reviews in Brazil and abroad, being critically acclaimed in international level.
Cast
*Marieta Severo as Filomena Capadcio
*Julia Lemmertz as Maria Francisca
*Maria Luisa Mendona as Maria Rosa
*Luiza Mariani as Maria Pia
*Carlos Vereza as Firmino Santos Guerra
*Enrique Diaz as Z das Cobras
*Tuca Andrada as corporal Tenorio (capt. Tenorio in the English version)
*Wagner Moura as Jesuno Cruz, cavalo do co (Devil's Horse in English)
Reception
'The Three Marias' grossed R$76,819 ($32,761) and was watched by 13,003 people in the 10 Brazilian theaters in which it was released. It received mixed reviews by English-speaking reviewers. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 40% rating based on 20 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 45 (indicating "mixed or average reviews") based on 9 reviews.
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