Reflexões de um Liquidificador
| Reflexões de um Liquidificador | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | André Klotzel |
| Produced by |
Rui Pires André Montenegro |
| Written by | José Antônio de Souza |
| Starring |
Selton Mello Ana Lúcia Torre |
| Music by | Mário Manga |
| Cinematography | Ulrich Burtin |
| Edited by | Leticia Giffoni |
Production company |
Bras Filmes Aurora Filmes |
| Distributed by | Bras Filmes |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$ 179,52[1] |
Reflexões de um Liquidificador (Reflections of a Blender[2]) is a 2010 Brazilian black comedy film directed by André Klotzel.
Plot
The film follows the story of Elvira, a housewife with a busy lifestyle. Onofre, her husband, disappeared, and she decides to go to the police to find out about his disappearance. The trajectory of the couple is narrated by Elvira's blender, who came to life when, long ago, Onofre switched it's propeller by a much larger one.[3]
Cast
- Selton Mello as the blender
- Ana Lúcia Torre as Elvira
- Germano Haiut as Onofre
- Marcos Cesana as postman
- Aramis Trindade
Production and release
Reflexões de um Liquidificador commenced to be shot in August 2008 in São Paulo.[4] To attract a bigger public than other Brazilian films of 2010 that were hading less than 10,000 attendances, Klotzel released it as a road show.[5] It was not a success but grossed R$179,521,[1] and a public of 24,149 people, while other domestic releases do not achieved 100 viewers.[5] It also guaranteed Klotzel the Best Director Award at the Brazilian Film & Television Festival of Toronto.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 15. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "4th Brapeq Brazilian Film Festival in China" (PDF). Brapeq. p. 14. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-202476/
- ↑ "Apertou, já era". Tpm (in Portuguese): 42. July 2008.
- 1 2 Ballerini, Franthiesco (2012). Cinema brasileiro no século 21: Reflexoes de cineastas, produtores, distribuidores, exibidores, artistas, criticos e legisladores sobre os rumos da cinematografia nacional (in Portuguese). Summus Editorial. ISBN 9788532308115.
- ↑ "Premiados: Premiação BRAFFTV 2012" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Film & Television Festival of Toronto. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Reflexões de um Liquidificador at the Internet Movie Database