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Bar Doce Bar (Bar Sweet Bar) — Musical comedy. A group of friends discuss and sing their lives under the watchful eye of a caring waiter. Written by Luís Alberto de Abreu, directed by Ednaldo Freire. Aldo Avilez, Fernando Petelinkar and Tico d'Godoy star.

Ensaio para Danton (Essay for Danton) — Based on German dramatist Georg Büchner's Danton's Death from 1835. It deals with relationships, power, revolution and death. Sérgio de Carvalho directs Amazyles de Almeida, Nelly Sam paio, and Gustavo Machado.

No Olho da Rua (Thrown on the Street) — The little daily adventures in the big city. Twenty stories of passion, friendship and misunderstandings. Written by Luiz Cabral and Ricardo Soares. Directed by Beth Lopes. With Amadeo Lamounier, Bel Kowarick, Luiz Carlos Rossi, and Rosanna Seligmann.

Vacalhau & Binho — Sketches based on Zé Fidélis, an old-guard radio comedian. Carlos Alberto Soffredini wrote, adapted and directed.

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MOVIES

American films just released: The Funeral (Os Chefões), Bound (Ligadas pelo Desejo), The Evening Star (O Entardecer de uma Estrela), The Fifth Element (O Quinto Elemento), Champions (Champions: Duelo de Campeões), Some Mother's Son (Mães em Luta), Another 9 1/2 Weeks 2 - Love in Paris (9 Semanas e 1/2 de Amor 2), The Chamber (O Segredo), Michael (Michael: Anjo e Sedutor), Lost Highway (A Estrada Perdida), Liar, Liar (O Mentiroso), Michael Collins (Michael Collins: O Preço da Liberdade), The Relic (A Relíquia)

Beautiful Thing (Delicada Atração) — England — 1996 — A couple of adolescents (both are 16) fall in love and decide to face the music and fight their families for their right to live together. By Hetti MacDonald with Linda Henry and Scott Neal.

Filhas de Yemanjá (Yemanjá's Daughters) — Brazil — 1996 — Young Finnish woman on a trip to Brazil learns that her sister has disappeared. The movie is the story of her search. Directed by Pia Tikka, with Petra Karjalainen, Lui Mendes, Anselmo Vasconcelos, and Scarlet Moon.

O Homem Nu (The Naked Man) — Brazil — 1996 — Man is taken for sexual pervert and even terrorist after being locked outside his apartment naked. Remake of movie inspired by a Fernando Sabino short story. With Cláudio Marzo, Lúcia Veríssimo, and Daniel Dantas. Directed by Hugo Carvana.

O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (What's That, Pal?) — Brazil — 1996 — The story of the young guerrillas from the ALN (Ação Libertadora Nacional) and MR-8 (Movimento Revolucionário) who on September 4, 1969 kidnapped Charles Elbrick, the American ambassador in Brazil exchanging him for 15 political prisoners. Loosely based on Fernando Gabeira's book of same name. Directed by Bruno Barreto. With Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro.

Pequeno Dicionário Amoroso (Little Love Dictionary) — Brazil — 1996 — A chance meeting between two youngsters develops into a torrid love story. Directed by Sandra Werneck with Andréa Beltrão, Daniel Dantas, and Tony Ramos.

Shine (Shine: Brilhante) — England/Australia — 1996 — The story of pianist David Helfgott, whose career is interrupted by disease. He then returns to the concert circuit. Directed by Scott Hicks. With Geoffrey Rush and Armin Mueller.

O Velho: A História de Luiz Carlos Prestes (The Old Man: The Luiz Carlos Prestes's Story) — Brazil — 1995 — Documentary based on a 1985 interview given by the founder of PCB (Partido Comunista Brasileiro—Brazilian Communist Party), Luiz Carlos Prestes (1898-1990). By Toni Venturi, narrated by actor Paulo José.

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