Happily Ever After | |
Director: | Bruno Barreto |
Producer: | Lucy Barreto Antônio Calmon |
Starring: | Regina Duarte Paulo Castelli |
Cinematography: | Affonso Beato |
Editing: | Vera Freire |
Music: | Cesar Camargo Mariano |
Studio: | L.C. Barreto |
Distributor: | Embrafilme |
Runtime: | 108 minutes |
Country: | Brazil |
Language: | Portuguese |
Happily Ever After[1] (Portuguese: '''Além da Paixão''') is a 1985 Brazilian erotic romantic drama film directed by Bruno Barreto.
It was released in the United States in November 1986.[2] [3]
Fernanda is a married woman with two children who meets Miguel, a male prostitute after hitting him in a car accident. They meet again when he steals her wallet and drops an advertising of the club where he works. When her husband travels, Fernanda and Miguel go to Santos, saying they would accompany until the port a woman who would go to Paris. They go aboard a ship that goes to Salvador, where they pass the New Year's Day. However, when Fernanda eventually discovers Miguel is a cocaine addict she returns to her family.
At the 3rd Bogota Film Festival, Happily Ever After won the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Castelli).[4]