PLAYS
Rio
O Carteiro e o Poeta (The Mailman and the Poet) — Written by Antonio Skármeta and directed by Aderbal Freire-Filho. With Rogério Fróes and Marcos Winter. The story about the imaginary friendship between Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and the mailman who delivered his mail when Neruda was in exile in Spain.
Como Encher um Biquíni Selvagem (How to Fill Up a Wild Bikini) — A comic view of loneliness in the big city. Boy wonder Miguel Falabella wrote and directs. Starring Cláudia Jimenez.
A Dama do Cerrado (The Savannah Lady) — Written by Mauro Rasi, Brazil's most successful playwright at the moment. A comedy about a woman who decides to tell her hairdresser about her secret lover, a politician, and what happens after the revelation. Starring Suzana Vieira and Otávio Augusto.
Ninguém Me Ama, Ninguém Me Quer, Ninguém Me Chama de Baudelaire (Nobody Loves Me, Nobody Wants Me, Nobody Calls Me Baudelaire ) — Written and starred by Ivan de Albuquerque. With participation of Leyla Ribeiro and Lúcio Mário Filho. While getting ready to present a conference on Vampirism, a group of college students is visited by vampires.
SÃO PAULO
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.
Corpo a Corpo (Clinch) — Adman has an existential crisis in a world a little too competitive for his taste. Oduvaldo Viana Filho wrote. Directed by Eduardo Tolentino de Araújo. With Zé-Carlos Machado.
Trair e Coçar... É Só Começar (To Betray and to Scratch... All you Have to Do Is Start) — The adventures of a bumbling maid. Starring Clarisse Derzie and Roberto Pirillo. Written by Marcos Caruso, directed by Attílio Riccó.
Vacalhau & Binho — Sketches based on Zé Fidelis, an old-guard radio comedian. Carlos Alberto Soffredini wrote, adapted and directed.
MOVIES
American films just released: The English Patient (O Paciente Inglês), Spitfire Grill (Spitfire Grill, o Recomeço), Star Trek: First Contact (Jornada nas Estrelas: Primeiro Contato), She's the One (Nosso Tipo de Mulher), Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire: A Grande Virada), Mars Attacks (Marte Ataca), Crash (Crash - Estranhos Prazeres), Curdled (Eles Matam e Nós Limpamos), Sleepers (Sleepers: A Vingança Adormecida), Surviving Picasso (Os Amores de Picasso), Space Truckers (Piratas do Espaço), American Buffalo (American Buffalo), Scream (Pânico), Heavy (Paixão Muda), Hype! (Hype), The Ghost and the Darkness (A Sombra e a Escuridão), That Thing You Do (The Wonders: O Sonho Não Acabou), The Quiet Room (Alma Silenciosa), I Shot Andy Warhol (Um Tiro para Andy Warhol), Kazaam (Kazaam), Matilda (Matilda), Flipper (Flipper)
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.
Corisco e Dadá (Corisco and Dadá) — Brazil — 1996 — The story happen in Bahia in 1927. Cangaceiro (backlands outlaw) Corisco kidnap Dadá who is still a child. She will grow up to love him and to be a real cangaceira herself. Directed by Rosemberg Cariry with Chico Diaz, Dira Paes, Antônio Leite and Regina Dourado.
Crede-Mi (Believe Me) — Brazil — 1996 — Experimental film with Northern backlands people playing Thomas Mann's The Elect. Directed by Bia Lessa and Dany Roland.
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.
Salam Cinema (Salve o Cinema) — Iran — 1995 — The big commotion provoked by a casting call when 5,000 people show up willing to play a role. Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbat. With Azadeh Zangeneh, Marvan Keyhan, and Feizolah Ghashghai.
Trois Vies et une Seule Mort (Três Vidas e uma Só Morte) — France/Portugal — 1996 — Marcello Mastroianni interprets three roles, that of a salesman, an Anthropology professor, and a businessman. Directed by Raoul Ruiz.
BOOKS
Fiction
1. O Mundo de Sofia
Jostein Gaarder
2. Cinco Dias em Paris
Danielle Steel
3. A Comédia da Vida Privada
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
4. Novas Comédias da Vida Privada
Luís Fernando Veríssimo
5. Mas Será o Benedito?
Mário Prata
6. O Homem que Calculava
Malba Tahan
7. O Xangô de Baker Street
Jô Soares
8. Ponto de Fuga
Morris West
9. Cruzando o Paraíso
Sam Shepard
10. Legítima Defesa
Jonathan Kellerman
Nonfiction
1. O Princípio Dilbert
Scott Adams
2. Chic — Um Guia Básico de Moda e Estilo
Glória Kalil
3. Notícia de um Seqüestro
Gabriel García Márquez
4. Crônicas de Repórter
Pedro Bial
5. João Saldanha
João Máximo
6. Conexão Manhattan
Lucas Mendes
7. Antônio Carlos Jobim — Um Homem Iluminado
Helena Jobim
8. O Rio do Meio
Lya Luft
9. Vislumbre da Índia
Octavio Paz
10. Vinhos para Leigos
Ed McCarthy/Mary E. Mulligan
Self-Help/New Age
1. Inteligência Emocional
Daniel Goleman
2. A Profecia Celestina
James Redfield
3. O Monte Cinco
Paulo Coelho
4. A Inteligência Emocional e a Arte de Educar Nossos Filhos
John Gottman e Joan DeClaire
5. Almas Gêmeas
Mônica Buonfiglio
6. A Cura Através da Terapia de Vidas Passadas
Brian L. Weiss
7. As Sete Leis Espirituais do Sucesso
Deepak Chopra
8. A Décima Profecia
James Redfield
9. Muitas Vidas, Muitos Mestres
Brian L. Weiss
10. Sem Medo de Viver
Zibia Gasparetto
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