Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
Lisbela e o Prisioneiro is a 2003 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, based on the 1964 play of the same name by Osman Lins.
Filming took place in cities of Pernambuco, Igarassu, Paudalho and Recife, as well as in Rio de Janeiro and Nova Iguaçu.
Plot
The film tells the story of the trickster, adventurer and conqueror Leléu and the dreamy girl Lisbela who loves to watch American films and dreams of the movie heroes. The story takes place in the 20th century in Pernambuco.Lisbela is engaged with other man when Leléu arrives in the city. The couple is charmed and begins to live a story full of characters taken from the Brazilian northeastern scene: Inaura, a married and seductive woman, who tries to lure the hero and betray her husband bully and mercenary killer Frederico Evandro ; Lieutenant Guedes a stern father and chief of police; Douglas a Pernambucano man with Carioca accent and São Paulo's slangs, seen from the perspective of regional humor; and Corporal Citonho a corporal of detachment, who is cunning enough to satisfy his appetites.
Lisbela and Leléu are going to suffer pressure from her family, the social milieu and also with their own doubts and hesitations. But in a final twist, full of bravery and humor, they follow their destinies. As Lisbela herself says, the fun is not knowing what happens, it is to know how it happens and when it happens.
Cast
- Selton Mello as Leléu
- Débora Falabella as Lisbela
- Virginia Cavendish as Inaura
- Bruno Garcia as Douglas
- Tadeu Mello as Cabo Citonho
- André Mattos as Terente Guedes
- Lívia Falcão as Francisquinha
- Marco Nanini as Frederico Evandro
Awards
Won
2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize- *Best Music:
- *Best Actor: 2003 Premio Qualidade
- *Best Actor:
- *Best Actress:
- *Best Director:
- *Best Film
- *Best Supporting Actor:
- *Best Supporting Actress:
Nominated
2004 Cinema Brazil Grand Prize- *Best Costume Design:
- *Best Director:
- *Best Editing:
- *Best Make-Up:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Screenplay:
- *Best Sound
- *Best Supporting Actor:
- *Best Supporting Actor:
- *Best Supporting Actress:
- 2003 Premio Qualidade
- *Best Supporting Actor:
- *Best Supporting Actor:
Soundtrack
- Você Não me Ensinou a te Esquecer - Written by Fernando Mendes, performed by Caetano Veloso
- Para o Diabo os Conselhos de Vocês - Written by Carlos Imperial, performed by Os Condenados
- A Dança das Borboletas - Written by Zé Ramalho and Alceu Valença, performed by Zé Ramalho and Sepultura
- Espumas ao Vento - Written by Accioly Neto, performed by Elza Soares
- A Dama de Ouro - Written by Maciel Melo, performed by Zéu Britto
- A Deusa da Minha Rua - Written by Jorge Faraj and Teixeira, performed by Geraldo Maia
- Oh Carol - Written by Neil Sedaka, performed by Caetano Veloso and Jorge Mautner
- O Amor é Filme - Written by João Falcão, performed by Lirinha
- Lisbela - Written by Caetano Veloso, performed by Los Hermanos
- O Matador - Written by João Falcão, performed by Sepultura
- O Boi - Written by João Falcão.