Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (1976)

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Writers:

Jorge Amado (novel)
Bruno Barreto (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In a small city of Brazil, Flor (a very good looking woman) marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Drunkenness | Ghost | Nudity | Widow

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Sonia Braga	...	Dona Flor (Florípides) Guimarães
José Wilker	...	Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães
Mauro Mendonça	...	Dr. Teodoro Madureira
Dinorah Brillanti	...	Rozilda
Nelson Xavier	...	Mirandão, Vadinho's Buddy
Arthur Costa Filho	...	Carlinhos the Guitarist
Rui Resende	...	Cazuza the Drunk
Mário Gusmão	...	Arigof
Nelson Dantas	...	Clodoaldo the Poet
Haydil Linhares	...	Norminha, Flor's Friend
Nilda Spencer	...	Dinorah, Flor's Friend
Sílvia Cadaval	...	Jacy
Ivanilda Ribeiro	...	Sofia a Servant
Sue Ribeiro	...	Magnólia
Francisco Santos	...	Venâncio, the Priest

Also Known As:

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (USA)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:18 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Company:

Carnaval Unifilm

Trivia:

This is the first of three adaptations of Jorge Amado's novel. The second was made in the U.S. as "Kiss me Goodbye" (1982) and the second as the Brazilian "telenovela", " Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (1998).

Movie Connections:

Version of "Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos" (1998) (mini)

Soundtrack:

O Que Será (À Flor da Terra)

Silly taste of Brazil

As a confirmed Brazilophile who has visited that charming country many times, I can easily affirm that this film will come as close as any other to providing you with the authentic flavor of Brazil. What keeps this from being a really good film is its essential silliness. Another reviewer has recapitulated the plot fairly well, so I don't need to do that here. Suffice it to say that I don't find it incomprehensible that Flor would put up with her first husband's peccadillos as the price for passionate sex. What I do find incomprehensible is that a woman as passionate as Flor would put up with her second husband's ineptitude at lovemaking. He wears both his pajamas and his underwear to bed and keeps them on when he makes love, and she keeps her nightgown on as well. Why doesn't she rip all of the clothes off and teach him something? Oh well..........