Love and Co explained

Love and Co^{[2] [3]} (pt|'''Amor & Cia''') is a 1998 Brazilian-Portuguese comedy-drama film directed by Helvécio Ratton. Based on Eça de Queiroz's novel Alves & Cia, it stars Marco Nanini, Patricia Pillar and Alexandre Borges. Shot in São João 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.^[4]

Cast

• Marco Nanini as Alves
• Patricia Pillar as Ludovina
• Alexandre Borges as Machado
• Rogério Cardoso as Neto
• Cláudio Mamberti as Carvalho
• Ary França as Medeiros
• Maria Sílvia as Margarida
• Nelson Dantas as Asprígio
• Rui Resende as Abílio
• Sônia 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.^[5] It was nominated for the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film and Best Actor (Marcos Nanini), but lost in both categories.^{[6] [7]} It was awarded as the Best Iberoamerican Film at the 14th Mar del Plata Film Festival.^[8] At the 31st Festival de Brasília, it won the Best Film, Best Actress (Patricia Pillar), and shared the Best Art Direction (Clóvis Bueno and Vera Hamburger) with Kenoma.^[9] Marco Nanini won Best Actor while Tavinho Moura won Best Music at the 3rd Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.^[10]

External links

• • Amor & Cia at Cinemateca Brasileira
• Amor & Cia at Rosa Filmes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Novela de Eça de Queirós na telona . Jansen, Roberta . Diário de Cuiabá . March 4, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214402/http://www.diariodecuiaba.com.br/arquivo/291097/dc2.htm . September 23, 2015 . live .
2. Web site: Love and Co . https://web.archive.org/web/19990225000234/http://www.amor-e-cia.com.br/index2.html . February 25, 1999 . Love and Co official website . March 4, 2014.
3. Latin America Film Festival September 18–28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070111104718/http://www.afi.com/silver/new/nowplaying/preview/archive/9_18_10_28.pdf . January 11, 2007 . AFI Preview. . March 4, 2014 . 1 . 5 . 5.
4. Web site: Amor & Cia.' traduz em cinema ironia de Eça . November 6, 1998 . Couto, José Geraldo . . Grupo Folha . March 1, 2014.
5. Web site: Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013 . Ancine . June 17, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327102342/http://oca.ancine.gov.br/media/SAM/DadosMercado/2102.pdf . March 27, 2014 . dead . 37 .
6. Web site: Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema . February 14, 2000 . Folha de S. Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228024825/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2000/02/14/21 . February 28, 2014 . live .
7. Web site: É uma festa! . February 12, 2000 . Folha de S. Paulo . Grupo Folha . February 27, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228023002/http://acervo.folha.com.br/fsp/2000/02/12/21 . February 28, 2014 . live .
8. Web site: 14º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata . . March 1, 2014 . Spanish . https://archive.today/20140301041646/http://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/24/ediciones_anteriores/www.mardelplatafilmfest.gov.ar/24/ediciones_anteriores/14.html . March 1, 2014 . live .
9. Web site: Festival de Brasília consagra Traição . . Jornal do Commercio . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111618/http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_1998/2010/cc2010a.htm . March 4, 2016 . live . March 1, 2014 . Portuguese .
10. Web site: 3º Brazilian Film Festival of Miami . . March 1, 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704173344/http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/miami/2010/miami_past_1999.html . July 4, 2014 . live .