| Perfume de Gardênia | |
| Director: | Guilherme de Almeida Prado |
| Producer: | Anne French |
| Starring: | Christiane Torloni José Mayer |
| Music: | Hermelino Neder |
| Cinematography: | Cláudio Portioli |
| Studio: | Star Filmes |
| Distributor: | RioFilme |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Brazil Argentina |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Budget: | $70,000–$80,000[1] |
Perfume de Gardênia (Perfume of Gardenia) is a 1992 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado.[1] It was screened at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival.[2] The filming took place in April 1991, with its production lasting until February 1992.[3]
Daniel is a taxi driver, he works the night to pay the car payments, is married to a housewife Adalgisa and have a son. By chance, she starts making pornochanchada films, abandons the family and is prohibited by Daniel to see Joaquim. For eleven years, Daniel nurtures a sense of revenge, which gains strength when Joaquim, as an adult, finds his mother in full decay professional.
Festival de Brasília 1992 (Brazil)
Festival de Gramado 1992 (Brazil)