Bossa Nova
Brief Synopsis
Widowed English teacher Mary Ann Simpson moves to Rio de Janeiro, where she meets a number of similarly confused people and finds unexpected romance with Pedro Paulo, a suave and divorced lawyer.
Cast & Crew
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Tuinho Schwartz
Director
Mariana Crochemore
Lucia Paiva
Ronaldo Reis
Giovanna Antonelli
Lourenco Marins
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
Widowed English teacher Mary Ann Simpson moves to Rio de Janeiro, where she meets a number of similarly confused people and finds unexpected romance with Pedro Paulo, a suave and divorced lawyer.
Cast
Mariana Crochemore
Lucia Paiva
Ronaldo Reis
Giovanna Antonelli
Lourenco Marins
Alexandre Borges
Andre Nachbin
Kazuo Matsui
Guilherme Miranda
Marcio Rebello
Marta Barcellos
Renata Leao
Stephen Tobolowsky
Pedro Neme
Andre Vidal
Rogerio Cardoso
Joca D'avila
Carlos Magno
Aldrid Anunciacao
Paulo Henrique Souto
Sergio Stern
Mara Carvalho
Alberto De Mendoza
Erik Shane
Raphael Molina
Flavio Sao Thiago
Rubens De Araujo
Carla Faour
Sandra Hansen
Leonard Miranda
Analu Tannuri
Antonio Fragoso
Milton Walley
Joao Camargo
Amy Irving
Drica Moraes
Andreia Fetter
Sandra Prazeres
Sergio Loroza
Cassia Linhares
Débora Bloch
Concy Maduro
Marcelo Lopes
Roberto Vanges Dos Santos
Pedro Cardoso
Marcellus Ferreira
Regina Sampaio
Renato Valverde
Karen Balbi
Alex Senna
Kate Lyra
Joao De Jesus
Claudio Gardin
Alexandre Carvalho
George Bezerra
Arnaldo Marques
Ana Jansen
Antonio Fagundes
Marllos Fraga
Cristina Tozzi
Fabio Florentino
Crew
Marina Adam
Foley
Claudio Adao
Trainer
Marcela Altberg
Casting
Vicente Amorim
Assistant Director
Vincente Amorim
Assistant Director
Felix Andrew
Sound Mixer
Marcos Araujo
Adr
Karen Balbi
Assistant
Bruno Barreto
Executive Producer
Lucy Barreto
Producer
Christiane Bastos
Makeup Assistant
Nick Di Benedetto
Negative Cutter
Jay Berliher
Music
France Bicudo
Art Department
Miriam Biderman
Adr Supervisor
Rene Bittencourt
Production Manager
Vera Bizzinover
Post-Production Assistant
Willan Bozo
Set Production Assistant
Daniela Braga
Assistant Director
Sergio Brandao
Music
Santi De Briani
Music
Bruna Bueno
Line Producer
Vera Bungarten
Photography
Carla Caffe
Art Director
Maritza Caneca
Assistant Camera
Nara Adiles Cardoso
Production Assistant
Lula Carvalho
Assistant Camera
Marta Carvalho
Costume Supervisor
Amarante Cassio
Art Director
Johnny Catroll
Production Manager
Andrelle Artese Cenarios
Construction
Jacques Cheuiche
Director Of Photography
Beto Coloneze Cosme
Driver
Monica Costa
On-Set Dresser
Paulo Cesar Costa
Other
Jorge Da Costa
Adr Voice Casting
Jose Antonio Da Silva
Other
Dan Dasilva
Other
Carlos Darci De Seixas
Music
Ocimar De Souza
Driver
Tiao Deluna
Electrician
Eumir Deodato
Music Conductor
Eumir Deodato
Music Arranger
Eumir Deodato
Music
Eumir Deodato
Original Music
Stuart Deutsch
Boom Operator
Marlene Dietrich
Song Performer
Romulo Hughes Drummond
Boom Operator
Emilia Duncan
Costume Designer
Marcelo Eloy
Assistant
Roberto Faissal
Camera
Nev Fernandez
Assistant Editor
Alovsio Lili Ferraz
Makeup
Claudio Ferreira
Electrician
Rob Filmes
Adr
David Finck
Music
Jon Fiore
Song Performer
Antonio Foicinha
Tailor
Lafavette Galvao
Adr Voice Casting
Angelo Gastal
Producer
Joao Gavao
Generator Operator
Teese Gohl
Music Arranger
Teese Gohl
Music Scoring Mixer
Mick Gormaley
Assistant Sound Editor
Anna Pinheiro Guimaraes
Video Assist/Playback
Gustavo Hadba
Camera
Gustavo Hadba
Steadicam Operator
Gustavo Hadba
Photography
Eitan Hakami
Post-Production Supervisor
Barbara Harrington
Dialogue Coach
Fred Heid
Color Timer
Maria Helena
Seamstress Supervisor
Maria Helena
Assistant
Ana Hernandez
Photography
Charles Herzfeld
Advisor
Ray Hubley
Editor
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Leo Jaime
Song Performer
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Other
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Song Performer
Juana Jung
Apprentice
Julia Kim
Casting Assistant
Dan Korintus
Sound Editor
Jasmine Kosovic
Post-Production Supervisor
Reka Koves
Costumes
Alex Ladd
Interpreter
Brian Langman
Sound Editor
Joann M Laub
Post-Production Supervisor
Ron Lawrence
Music Contractor
Jorge Luiz Leal
Driver
Jose Macedo Leal
Technical Advisor
Ricardo Lemos
Transportation Coordinator
Leandro Lima
Boom Operator
Marcio Luis Lima
Electrician
Geof Lipman
Consultant
Cris Lobato
Assistant Set Dresser
Romero Lubambo
Music
Se Luca
Assistant Set Dresser
Fernanda Luz
Script Supervisor
Luis Macedo
Tailor
Alexandre Machado
Screenplay
Antonia Machado
Seamstress Supervisor
Ionan Machado
Driver
Iron Machado
Driver
Jubel Magalhaes
Gaffer
Tony Martinez
Sound Editor
Nane Martins
Apprentice
Cristina Mattos
Assistant
Matt Mayer
Assistant Editor
Carlos Medina
On-Set Dresser
Barbara Mendes
Song Performer
Nick Meyers
Music Editor
Nick Meyers
Music Supervisor
Paul Meyers
Music
Pierre Monte
Assistant Camera
Rodrigo Monte
Assistant Camera
Patricia Monteiro
Costumes
Maria Murici
Assistant Editor
Lara Navarro
Production Assistant
Daniela Nunes
Costumes
Therezinha Nunes
Makeup
Damiao De Oliveira
Driver
Flavia Orlando
Assistant
Daniela Paiva
Accounting Assistant
Alan Palanker
Music Contractor
Eliza Paley
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles Paraventi
Adr Voice Casting
Marcos Pereira
Driver
Monica Pereira
Costumes
Renato Pereira
Music
Olavo Peri
Driver
Marcio Perini
Driver
Lucia Perrone
Assistant Editor
Alaide Gomes Pinto
Production Coordinator
Philippe Piron
Assistant Camera
Donna Powell
Foley
Carrie Puchkoff
Apprentice Editor
Pedro Quental
Song Performer
Pascal Rabaud
Director Of Photography
Ian Rankin
Foley Recordist
Mauro Refosco
Music
Fernanda Ribas
Casting
Janine Ribeiro
Production Secretary
Fernanda Rizzo
Camera
Alexandre Rocha
Driver
Monica Rochlin
On-Set Dresser
Carol Rogers
Song Performer
David O. Rogers
Assistant Editor
Pedro Romero
Apprentice
Ana Rosa
Wardrobe Supervisor
Nelson Ryland
Editing
Maria Da Salete
Executive Producer
Rafael Salgado
Assistant Director
Tomas Salles
Storyboard Artist
Sergio Sant'anna
Source Material (From Novel)
Marcelo Santiago
Line Producer
Marcelo Santiago
Associate Producer
Cecilia Dos Santos
Other
Ilma Costa Santos
Wardrobe Supervisor
Erika Schmidt
Other
Renato Schvartz
Assistant Editor
Tuinho Schwartz
Associate Producer
Tuinho Schwartz
Line Producer
Ricky Sebastin
Music
Amanda Seiler
Apprentice
Marcela Mattoso Serpa
Accountant
Fabian Silbert
Assistant Camera
Jose M Silva
Engineer
Elisangela Soares
Other
Edelson Sobreiro
Office Production Assistant
Reilly Steele
Recording Engineer
Jeff Stern
Supervising Sound Editor
Sting
Song Performer
Wagner Tavaes
Props
Andre Luis Teixeira
Driver
Renato Terra
Recording Engineer
Luke Thorpe
Sound Editor
Sylvia Toscano
Accountant
Sylvia Toscano
Post-Production Accountant
Charles Trenet
Song Performer
François Truffaut
Other
Roy Tumpowsky
Post-Production Accountant
Daniel Uriartt
Adr
Joe Violante
Consultant
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Mark Walker
Music
Stephanie Wolf
Post-Production Accountant
Fernanda Young
Screenplay
Marcelo Zarvos
Music Scoring Mixer
Marcelo Zarvos
Music Arranger
Patricia Zerbinatto
Production Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 2000
Released in United States May 12, 2000
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000
Released in United States Spring April 28, 2000
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Closing Night) February 9-20, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.
Began shooting fall 1998.
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Closing Night) February 9-20, 2000.)
Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Miami Film Festival February 18-27, 2000.)
Released in United States Spring April 28, 2000
Released in United States May 12, 2000 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.)
