The Interview
Brief Synopsis
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When Father Stephen Lewis--the chief opponent of a land reclamation bill that threatens the existence of a remote province--inexplicably goes into retreat just days before the assembly will decide on the bill, an obsessive American reporter for a Rio newspaper determines to track him down for an exc
Cast & Crew
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Monique Gardenberg
Director
Henry Czerny
Michael Coleman
Patrick Bauchau
Father Stephen Lewis
Marilia Pera
Renata
Miguel Lunardi
Carlos Reis
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
Marcia
Film Details
Also Known As
Interview, Jenipapo
Genre
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Alter Image Inc; Cdi Productions; Fotokem Film & Video; Looking Glass Studios; Polaroid; Soundelux
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Synopsis
When Father Stephen Lewis--the chief opponent of a land reclamation bill that threatens the existence of a remote province--inexplicably goes into retreat just days before the assembly will decide on the bill, an obsessive American reporter for a Rio newspaper determines to track him down for an exclusive interview.
Director
Monique Gardenberg
Director
Cast
Henry Czerny
Michael Coleman
Patrick Bauchau
Father Stephen Lewis
Marilia Pera
Renata
Miguel Lunardi
Carlos Reis
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
Marcia
Julia Lemmertz
Julia
Daniel Dantas
Alfredo
Jackson Costa
Orlando
Rivaldo Rio
Landless Man
Rony Cacio
Landless Man
Jorge Washington
Auctioneer
Marcio Meirelles
First Bid; Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Valdineia Soriano
Vitorio
Cristovao Dasilva
Deaf Mute
Richard Bach
Reporter
Suzana Matta
Church Employee
Arlete Dias
Church Employee
Otavio Muller
Edmar
Aloisio Deabreu
Tribune Reporter
Michele Matalon
Tribune Reporter
John Crook
Tribune Reporter
Sergio Maciel
Photo Editor
Luzia Mayer
Silvia
Marilia Gabriela
Talk Show Host
Otavio Augusto
Mattar
Andre Hack
Musician
Isabela Passaroto
Musician
Joao Menezes Filho
Musician
Luis Carlos Hack
Musician
Luciana Souza
Woman In The Road
Caco Monteiro
Man In The Road
Giovane Lucchini
Lieutenant
Virginia Rodrigues
Church Soloist
Tania Toko
Cafe Waitress
Rejane Maya
Woman At Donation Fair
Luis Melo
Jose Rubens Chacha
"Christ" Friend
Flavio Santiago
Congressman No 1
Carlos Petrovich
Colonel
Ovideo Abreu
Speaker Of The House
Paschoal Villaboim
Congressman No 2
Anatavio Oliveira
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Auristela Sa
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Cacia Vale
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Edinaldo Muniz
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Edvana Carvalho
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Jeremias Mendes
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Jubiraci Machado
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Lazaro Machado
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Lazaro Ramos
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Merry Batista
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Nauro Neves
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Nildes Vieira
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Sergio Amorim
Performer (Olodum Theater Company)
Crew
Michael Adler
Special Thanks (Los Angeles)
Nena Alvarenga
Assistant Art Director
Jorge Alves
2nd Assistant Camera
Audicom Assessoria
Accountant
Monica Azambuja
Other
Joaquim Azevedo
Key Grip
Angela Leite Barbosa
Special Thanks
Guilherme Barcellos
Adr Group
Bruno Barreto
Special Thanks (Los Angeles)
Magda Batista
Other
Jennifer C. Bell
Assistant (Insert Unit)
Lenise Bent
Foley Recorder
Antonio Bernardo
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Federica Lanz Boccardo
Special Thanks
Fabio Bruno
Production Assistant
Clovis Bueno
Production Designer
Mario Fernando Canivello
Special Thanks
Willames Cardoso
Runner
Scott Carleton
Special Thanks (Propaganda Films--Los Angeles)
Herberto Carnide
Legal Consultant
Edward C Carr
Re-Recording Mixer
Jayme Carvalho
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Augosto Case
Production Manager
Bia Castro
Production Manager
John Chalfant
Sound Effects Editor
Sergio Chaves
Propmaster
Antonio Cicero
Other
Tim Clawson
Special Thanks (Propaganda Films--Los Angeles)
Mario Costa
Adr Group
Rich Costey
Music Engineer
Christiane Musse D'afonseca
Caterer (Sao Goncalo)
Guilherme Pedreira D'afonseca
Caterer (Sao Goncalo)
Lia D'afonseca
Special Thanks (Bahia)
Almir Mendes Dacruz
Accountant
Julio Dahora
Grip
Luciana Dajusta
Still Photographer
Olivio Delima Filho
Grip
Carlos Alberto Dematos
Special Thanks
Paulo Detarso
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Nelson Drucker
Special Thanks
Brian Fanelli
Assistant
Miguel Faria
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Pedro Farkas
Director Of Photography
Pedro Farkas
Special Thanks
Bruno Fernandes
1st Assistant Director
Isabella Fernandes
1st Assistant Camera
Julita Ferraz
Special Thanks (Bahia)
Otavio Ferraz
Production Assistant
Maria Helena Ferreira
Wardrobe
Marcio Figeiredo
Accountant
Mariza Figueiredo
Unit Production Manager
Jose Fortes
Special Thanks
Marcos Franca
Stage Manager
Lula Leite Franco
Production Manager
Cica Freitas
Accountant
Andre Gardenberg
Special Thanks
Monique Gardenberg
From Story
Monique Gardenberg
Screenwriter
Sonia Pedreira Gardenberg
Special Thanks
Sylvia Gardenberg
Executive Producer
Philip Glass
Special Thanks
Philip Glass
Music; Music ("Ignorant Sky")
Silvana Godinho
Production Assistant
Andy Goldberg
Adr Coordinator
Steve Golin
Special Thanks (Propaganda Films--Los Angeles)
Abel Gomes
Special Thanks
Carlos K Goodman
Legal Consultant
Nizan Guanaes
Special Thanks
Olivia Guimaraes
1st Assistant Director
Olivia Guimaraes
Casting
Lianne Halfon
Special Thanks (Los Angeles)
Vera Hamburger
Art Director
Ken Hardy
Special Thanks (Los Angeles)
Carolyn Hennesy
Adr Group
Monette Holderer
Foley Artist
Ze Horacio
Generator Operator
Jose Luiz Joels
Special Thanks
Francisco Jorginho
Driver
Tadeu Jungle
Special Thanks
Ricardo Karam
Assistant Art Director
Ivone Kassu
Special Thanks
Paula Lavigne
Special Thanks
Guilherme Leme
Special Thanks
Marina Lima
Special Thanks
Goia Lopes
Special Thanks (Bahia)
Fernanda Luz
Script Supervisor
Doug Madick
Foley Artist
Marurice Marcao
Driver
Leila Maria
Other
Carlos Martins
Special Thanks
Michele Matalon
Special Thanks
Maria Lucia Mattos
Hair And Make-Up
Shelton Mcdonald
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Marcio Meirelles
Artistic Director (Olodum Theater Company)
Roger Mendonca
Driver
Paul Menichini
Sound Designer
Paul Menichini
Sound Effects Editor
Matias Mercier
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
David Clayton Miller
Assistant (To Alan Poul)
Paulo Miranda
Electrician
Claudia Modesto
Special Thanks
Burt Montenegro
Adr Group
Katia Moraes
Adr Group
Tuca Morais
2nd Camera Operator
Tuca Morais
Video Operator
Angela Moreira Ribeiro
Special Thanks
Tadeu Moreira Ribeiro
Special Thanks
Robert Morgenroth
Video
Kurt Munkacsi
Music Producer
Rita Murtinho
Costume Designer
Paula Nazareth
Other
Bruce Nazarian
Supervising Sound Editor
Jeffrey Neale
Special Thanks
Cica Castro Neves
Production Assistant
Pedro Nin
Other
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Screenwriter
Rick Partlow
Foley Artist
Dennis Patterson
Re-Recording Mixer
Edu Paungarten
Special Effects
Anibal Abubaki Pedreira
Caterer (Sao Goncalo)
Cristina Pierotti
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Alan Poul
Producer
Franklin Poul
Special Thanks
Shirley Poul
Special Thanks
Gualter Pupo
Storyboards
Dan Rae
Editor
Eric Redlinger
Assistant
Ivan Ribeiro
Special Thanksk
Luiza Maria Ferraz Ribeiro
Special Thanks (Bahia)
Michael Riesman
Music Conductor
Monica Rochlin
Assistant Art Director
Marcia Rubin
Movement Consultant
Jorge Saldanho
Sound
Bia Salgado
Assistant Costume Designer
Ines Salgado
Assistant Costume Designer
Sebastiao Sampaio
Driver
Joaquim Santana
Boom Operator
Diana Seel
Assistant Editor
Diana Seel
Post-Production Supervisor
Guilherme Serkin
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Robert Sharman
Video Coordinator (Insert Unit)
Paola Siqueira
2nd Assistant Director
Sidney Sirelio
Driver
George Skalkogiannis
Special Thanks
Paulo Souza
Gaffer
Ricardo Souza
Driver
Scott Steele
Director Of Photography (Insert Unit)
Sallye Stotberry
Foley Artist
Flavio R Tambellini
Producer
Fabio Trevizan
Production Assistant
Roberto Trotti
Runner
Robert Troy
Dialogue
Robert Troy
Adr Editor
Robert Troy
Screenplay
Joao Augusto Valente
Special Thanks (Sao Paulo)
Toni Vanzolini
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Suzanne Vega
Song Performer ("Ignorant Sky")
Caetano Veloso
Special Thanks
Luis Augusto Veloso
Special Thanks (Rio De Janeiro)
Enio Vergeiro
Special Thanks (Sao Paulo)
Jeff Wannberg
Sound Effects Supervisor
Richard Weingart
Adr Recordist
Chuck Winston
Color Timer
Lamce Wiseman
Dialogue
Lamce Wiseman
Adr Editor
Lamce Wiseman
Screenplay
Helio Xerem
Electrician
Fernando Zarif
Special Thanks
Fernando Zarif
Titles Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
Interview, Jenipapo
Genre
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1995
Production Company
Alter Image Inc; Cdi Productions; Fotokem Film & Video; Looking Glass Studios; Polaroid; Soundelux
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States September 1995
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.
The character of Orlando was inspired by Orlando Canuto, director of the Rio Maria Rural Workers Union in Para, north of Brazil. His father Joao, president of the Union, was brutally murdered in 1985 after numerous threats and a refusal of police protection. No one was charged with the murder. In 1990 Orlando and his two brothers were kidnapped and both brothers were killed. The picture of Orlando's brothers in the film is of the real Canuto brothers' bodies. All other events and characters in the film are fictional.
Began shooting December 1994.
Completed shooting January 1995.
The title "Jenipapo" derives from the name of a sweet, though potent, liquer from Bahia.
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.)
