The Lovebirds (2007 film)

The Lovebirds is a 2007 Portuguese feature drama film directed by Bruno de Almeida, starring Michael Imperioli, John Ventimiglia, Joaquim de Almeida, Drena De Niro, Nick Sandow and Rogério Samora.

The Lovebirds
Directed by	Bruno de Almeida
Screenplay by	Bruno de Almeida John Frey
Produced by	Bruno de Almeida
Starring	Michael Imperioli Ana Padrão John Ventimiglia Joaquim de Almeida Drena De Niro Rogério Samora Nick Sandow Marcello Urgeghe Fernando Lopes John Frey Cleia Almeida Filipe Vargas Dmitry Bogomolov
Cinematography	André Szankowski
Edited by	Bruno de Almeida Pedro Ribeiro
Release date	18 June 2007 (2007-06-18)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	Portugal, USA
Languages	English, Portuguese

Synopsis

The Lovebirds intertwines six stories in the course of one night in Lisbon. An artist pursues a girl through the old cobblestone streets bewitched by the resemblance she has to his dead wife; two small-time crooks break into an apartment as they argue about a lover that tries to divide them; an aging director shooting a boxing film struggles with a movie star and a boxer who has too much pride to be knocked out; an alienated taxi driver brutally kills a prostitute but when he picks up a pregnant woman he may unexpectedly find redemption; a pilot's weekend affair with a fashion designer goes haywire when her overprotective dog exposes certain trivialities in their relationship; an archaeologist refuses to come out of a work pit where his obsessions may be a cover up for something deeper. A mix of lovable off-beat characters dealing with love, friendship, passion, solitude and hope.

Cast

• Michael Imperioli as Vincent
• Ana Padrão as Rosa
• John Ventimiglia as John Constantin
• Joaquim de Almeida as Marco Correia
• Drena De Niro as Stella Clark
• Rogério Samora as Vitor
• Fernando Lopes as The Director
• Nick Sandow as Lenny
• Marcello Urghege as Romeo
• John Frey as Oscar
• Cleia Almeida as Sandra
• Dmitry Bogomolov as Drago
• Suzie Peterson as Vera
• Ivo Canelas as Pedro
• Filipe Vargas as Miguel

Awards

• Jury Special Prize Fantasporto Film festival, Director's week, Oporto Portugal 2008
• Best Director Award Ourense International Film Festival, Ourense Spain 2008
• Best Screenplay Award Ourense International Film Festival, Ourense Spain 2008

External links

• The Lovebirds at IMDb 
• The Lovebirds (official Facebook page)