Bellini and the Devil (Portuguese: Bellini e o Dêmonio) is 2008 Brazilian crime film directed by Marcelo Galvão. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders revolving around The Book of the Law.[4] A sequel to Bellini and the Sphinx, it premiered as the opening film of the 1st Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival,[5] where Assunção won the award of Best Actor.[6]
| Bellini and the Devil | |
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 Cover of the DVD release | |
| Directed by | Marcelo Galvão |
| Written by | Marcelo Galvão |
| Based on | Bellini e o Demônio by Tony Bellotto |
| Produced by | Theodoro Fontes |
| Starring | Fabio Assunção |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Tavares |
| Edited by | Theodoro Fontes Eduardo Queiroz |
| Music by | Andreas Kisser Eduardo Queiroz Marina de La Riva |
Production company | Santa Fé 1900 Filmes |
| Distributed by | Santa Fé 1900 Filmes Imagem Filmes (DVD) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$3,552,991[2] |
| Box office | R$14,122[3] |
Cast
edit- Fábio Assunção as Remo Bellini
- Rosanne Mulholland as Gala
- Nill Marcondes as Zanqueta
- Mariana Clara as Rita
- Beto Coville as Mariano
- Luíza Curvo as Clarice
- Caroline Abras as Silvia
- Marco Luque as Alex
- Christiano Cochrane as Malta
- André Bubman as Odilon
- Neuza Romano as Odilon's mother
- Javer Monteiro as bartender
- Malu Bierrenbach as Érica
- Marília Gabriela as Letícia
- Jatir Eiró as journalist
- Deto Montenegro as pauper
Production
editIn 2002, after the theatrical release of the Roberto Santucci's Bellini and the Sphinx, the production team cogitate to adapt the second book, Bellini e o Demônio.[7] Malu Mader wanted to direct the film but due to other projects, she did not it.[8] Instead, Galvão was actually hired for it; he cited Aleister Crowley as the main influence, as well as the filmmakers David Lynch and David Cronenberg, and quimbanda and black magic as influences for the work.[9] He also wrote the screenplay, but he felt he was betrayed on the film's theatrical version as the producer Theodoro Fontes modified it.[10] Galvão, however, was satisfied to know that the version released on DVD would contain an extra with a director's cut version.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Cinema: Estreias da Semana - 27 de agosto" (in Portuguese). Omelete. August 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Deliberação nº 192 de 03 de novembro de 2009" (in Portuguese). Ancine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (February 28, 2008). "LA to host first Brazilian film fest". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Fábio Assunção recebe prêmio como melhor ator em Los Angeles". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. March 10, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Arantes, Silvana (March 1, 2002). "Policial vai à tela como "filme de clima"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Malu Mader: "O ser humano está acima de tudo"". A Tarde (in Portuguese). Universo Online. February 28, 2002. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Porto, Henrique (September 28, 2008). "'Bellini e o demônio' marca volta de Fábio Assunção ao cinema". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Miranda, Débora (June 9, 2008). "Com lutas de verdade, 'Rinha' quer conquistar mercado internacional". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Santana, Ravi (August 27, 2010). "Diretor não quer que 'Bellini e o Demônio' suje sua carreira" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved March 4, 2014.