Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1978) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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In a small city of Brazil, Flor (a very good looking woman) marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking to her neighbours but he takes all her money to gamble. One day he dies. Flor misses the goods of the marriage so she marries again with a very correct gentleman - the owner of the drugstore (Teodoro). Now she's very happy with her man, but misses the erotic moments with her previous husband. Then the ghost of Vadhino comes to earth to chase her.

Cast & Crew

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Bruno Barreto

Sonia Braga

Jose Wilker

Mauro Mendonca

Dinorah Brillanti

Nelson Xavier

Film Details

Also Known As

Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Comedy

Erotic

Romance

Release Date

1978

Distribution Company

Fox Lorber Home Video; Itc Entertainment Group; New Yorker Films

Location

Brazil

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Synopsis

A handsome gambler drops dead in the middle of a carnival. His widow remarries a somewhat boring pharmacist. When she begins to yearn for the exciting love-making of her first husband, he retuns as a fleshly ghost.

Director

Bruno Barreto

Cast

Sonia Braga

Jose Wilker

Mauro Mendonca

Dinorah Brillanti

Nelson Xavier

Arthur Costa Filho

Rui Rezende

Mario Gusmao

Nelson Dantas

Haydil Linhares

Nilda Spencer

Silvia Cadaval

Helio Ary

Mara Rubia

Francisco Dantas

Licia Magna

Martha Moyano

Martha Anderson

Bety Lago

Dita Corte Real

Alvaro Freire

Francisco Santos

Lourdes Coimbra

Hellaine Rogerio

Sue Ribeiro

Wilson Mello

Joao Gama

Jurandir Ferreira

Manfredo Colassanti

A Ganzarolli

Claudio Mamberti

Crew

Jorge Amado

Source Material (From Novel)

Bruno Barreto

Fabio Barreto

Production Assistant

Lucy Barreto

Production Supervisor

Rudi Bohm

Chico Buarque

Antonio Cezar

Sound Recording Mixer

Osmar Costa

Production Assistant

Eduardo Coutinho

Eduardo Coutinho

Cyro Delnero

Jorge Duran

Assistant Director

Jose Carlos Escallero

Production Manager

Moacyr Estevao

Tharya Gomes

Production Assistant

Walter Gulart

Sound Recording Mixer

Raimund Higino

Raimundo Higino

Francis Hime

Sound Recording Mixer

Lisa Simone Kelly

Anisio Medeiros

Production Designer

Eduardo Moraes

Production Assistant

Antonio Olavo

Production Assistant

Jose Pinheiro

Nelson Porto

Associate Producer

Ivan Cavalcanti Proenca

Literary Consultant

Emiliano Ribeiro

Assistant Director

Newton Rique

Maurilo Salles

Director Of Photography

Cia Serrador

Leopoldo Serran

Leopoldo Serran

Paulo Cezar Sesso

Associate Producer

Ivan De Souza

Production Manager

Film Details

Also Known As

Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Comedy

Erotic

Romance

Release Date

1978

Distribution Company

Fox Lorber Home Video; Itc Entertainment Group; New Yorker Films

Location

Brazil

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 50m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

The Country of Brazil

Released in United States December 27, 1998

Released in United States June 1978

Released in United States October 10, 1988

Released in United States on Video February 15, 1990

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Barreto Tribute) October 10, 1988.

Shown at the Museum of Modern Art (Cinema Novo and Beyond) in New York City December 27, 1998.

Feature debut for actress Sonia Braga.

Completed shooting 1977.

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978

Released in United States on Video February 15, 1990

Released in United States June 1978

Released in United States October 10, 1988 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Barreto Tribute) October 10, 1988.)

Released in United States December 27, 1998 (Shown at the Museum of Modern Art (Cinema Novo and Beyond) in New York City December 27, 1998.)

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