O Corpo Explained

O Corpo
Director:	José Antonio Garcia
Producer:	Adone Fragano Anibal Massaini Neto
Story:	Clarice Lispector
Starring:	Antônio Fagundes Marieta Severo Cláudia Jimenez
Cinematography:	Antonio Meliande
Editing:	Eder Mazzini Danilo Tadeu
Studio:	Cinearte Olympus Filmes
Distributor:	Riofilme Paris Vídeo
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese

O Corpo is a 1991 Brazilian comedy film directed by José Antônio de Barros Garcia, based on the adaptation of Clarice Lispector's homonymous tale. It stars Antônio Fagundes, Marieta Severo, Cláudia Jimenez and Carla Camurati.^[1]

Cast

• Antônio Fagundes… Xavier
• Marieta Severo… Carmem
• Cláudia Jimenez… Beatriz (Bia)
• Sérgio Mamberti… delegado
• Carla Camurati… Monique
• Maria Alice Vergueiro… delegate's wife
• Arrigo Barnabé
• Guilherme de Almeida Prado
• Daniel Filho
• Carlos Reichenbach

Awards

1991: Festival de Brasília (Brasília Festival of Brazilian Cinema) 1991

1. Best Film (won)
2. Best Actress (Marieta Severo and Cláudia Jimenez) (won)
3. Best Screenplay (Alfredo Oroz) (won)
4. Best Art Direction (Felipe Crescenti) (won)
5. Best Music (Paulo Barnabé) (won)
6. Best Editing (Danilo Tadeu and Eder Mazzini) (won)

1993: Cartagena Film Festival

1. Best Film (won)
2. Best Actor (Antônio Fagundes) (won)
3. Best Screenplay (José Antonio Garcia and Alfredo Oroz) (won)

1997: São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

1. Best Actress (Marieta Severo) (won)
2. Best Screenplay (José Antonio Garcia and Alfredo Oroz) (won)

Notes and References

1. Web site: O Corpo (film 1991). Cinemateca Brasileira. pt. August 30, 2019.