Brazilian TV giant Globo has brought to this year’s Natpe conference in Miami one of its biggest access prime time hits in the last eight years. “A Life Worth Living” underscores that, as Globo and its Svod service Globoplay explore ever more shorter series formats – “Second Call,” “Aruanas,” telenovelas and melodrama are still kings in Latin America.
With a daily audience of 36 million, the show turns on Paloma (Grazi Massafera), a dreamy seamstress and mother of three whose life is turned upside down when she’s diagnosed with a terminal disease. Wrongly, as she later discovers, along with the really terminally ill Alberto (Antonio Fagundes) a wealthy book publisher, on the verge of death. Between them a friendship blossoms inspired by a common love of literature and an awareness of how finite life is.
Variety talked with novela writers Rosane Svartman and Paulo Halm- whose work together has...
With a daily audience of 36 million, the show turns on Paloma (Grazi Massafera), a dreamy seamstress and mother of three whose life is turned upside down when she’s diagnosed with a terminal disease. Wrongly, as she later discovers, along with the really terminally ill Alberto (Antonio Fagundes) a wealthy book publisher, on the verge of death. Between them a friendship blossoms inspired by a common love of literature and an awareness of how finite life is.
Variety talked with novela writers Rosane Svartman and Paulo Halm- whose work together has...
- 1/22/2020
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Possible Loves
Ever thought of what would have happened if things had gone differently with a one-time love, how your life would be different? Of course you have, and in this frolicsome romantic comedy, we see the three-piece sets of one amiable guy's lives if a certain date had showed up one rainy evening. The co-winner of the Jury Prize in the Latin American section at this year's Sundance, this winning Brazilian film should woo appreciative viewers on a select-site basis. "Possible Loves" is the kind of sophisticated and sprightly romance that filmmakers don't seem to make any more in this advanced age of adult video and dysfunctional relationships.
In this jaunty divertissement, we first meet Carlos (Murilo Benicio), our doe-eyed, shaggy-haired and handsome hero, as he waits outside a Rio de Janeiro cinema for his first date with Julia. For a reason we never know, Julia doesn't show, and they never connect again. Carlos goes on and eventually marries another. Flash-forward 15 years in this "what if" romantic scenario, and we catch up on the possibilities that might have occurred in Carlos Love' life had chance and circumstance been slightly different in his missed connection with Julia. What's most amusing and also most sobering in this zesty scenario is how our romantic lives are dependent on chance and how vastly different they can become: It's the small, everyday things in life that often determine and shape our existence rather than the so-called "big" things we obsess over and strive for.
Delighting us with three plausible and frothy permutations of Carlos' life that could have occurred, screenwriter Paulo Halm's easygoing, charming scenarios all involve the beautiful, mysterious Julia (Carolina Ferraz), the woman who didn't show up that rainy night at the cinema. Both magical and natural, the three possibilities are vastly different, and each shows the far-ranging possibilities of these people's lives. In each scenario, a different facet of Carlos and Julia is explored, and quite incredibly, we come to see and appreciate each particular and vastly different life they could have led; indeed, they are two characters of intelligence, charm and energy, and Halm has channeled their essences into credible, engaging romantic stories.
It's the juicy lead performances that win us over, particularly Benicio as the man with three very different love lives. His rangy, sympathetic turn is consistently charming, while Ferraz is enticing and utterly alluring in her three turns as the multifaceted and passionate Julia.
With a heady boost from director Sandra Werneck, the technical contributions are fittingly frothy -- perfect cappers for romance. Joao Nabuco's jaunty samba score quickens our pulse while loosening our story inhibitions as to the possibilities of romance. Similarly, cinematographer Walter Carvalho's lensings are luxuriant and enticing -- perfect eye-play for this seductive cinema.
POSSIBLE LOVES
Producer-director: Sandra Werneck
Co-producer: Elisa Tolomelli
Screenwriter: Paulo Halm
Director of photography: Walter Carvalho
Editor: Isabelle Rathery
Music: Joao Nabuco
Color/stereo
Cast: Murito Benicio, Carolina Ferraz, Demilio de Mello, Irene Ravache, Alberto Szafran, Beth Goulart
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
In this jaunty divertissement, we first meet Carlos (Murilo Benicio), our doe-eyed, shaggy-haired and handsome hero, as he waits outside a Rio de Janeiro cinema for his first date with Julia. For a reason we never know, Julia doesn't show, and they never connect again. Carlos goes on and eventually marries another. Flash-forward 15 years in this "what if" romantic scenario, and we catch up on the possibilities that might have occurred in Carlos Love' life had chance and circumstance been slightly different in his missed connection with Julia. What's most amusing and also most sobering in this zesty scenario is how our romantic lives are dependent on chance and how vastly different they can become: It's the small, everyday things in life that often determine and shape our existence rather than the so-called "big" things we obsess over and strive for.
Delighting us with three plausible and frothy permutations of Carlos' life that could have occurred, screenwriter Paulo Halm's easygoing, charming scenarios all involve the beautiful, mysterious Julia (Carolina Ferraz), the woman who didn't show up that rainy night at the cinema. Both magical and natural, the three possibilities are vastly different, and each shows the far-ranging possibilities of these people's lives. In each scenario, a different facet of Carlos and Julia is explored, and quite incredibly, we come to see and appreciate each particular and vastly different life they could have led; indeed, they are two characters of intelligence, charm and energy, and Halm has channeled their essences into credible, engaging romantic stories.
It's the juicy lead performances that win us over, particularly Benicio as the man with three very different love lives. His rangy, sympathetic turn is consistently charming, while Ferraz is enticing and utterly alluring in her three turns as the multifaceted and passionate Julia.
With a heady boost from director Sandra Werneck, the technical contributions are fittingly frothy -- perfect cappers for romance. Joao Nabuco's jaunty samba score quickens our pulse while loosening our story inhibitions as to the possibilities of romance. Similarly, cinematographer Walter Carvalho's lensings are luxuriant and enticing -- perfect eye-play for this seductive cinema.
POSSIBLE LOVES
Producer-director: Sandra Werneck
Co-producer: Elisa Tolomelli
Screenwriter: Paulo Halm
Director of photography: Walter Carvalho
Editor: Isabelle Rathery
Music: Joao Nabuco
Color/stereo
Cast: Murito Benicio, Carolina Ferraz, Demilio de Mello, Irene Ravache, Alberto Szafran, Beth Goulart
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 7/8/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Possible Loves
Ever thought of what would have happened if things had gone differently with a one-time love, how your life would be different? Of course you have, and in this frolicsome romantic comedy, we see the three-piece sets of one amiable guy's lives if a certain date had showed up one rainy evening. The co-winner of the Jury Prize in the Latin American section at this year's Sundance, this winning Brazilian film should woo appreciative viewers on a select-site basis. "Possible Loves" is the kind of sophisticated and sprightly romance that filmmakers don't seem to make any more in this advanced age of adult video and dysfunctional relationships.
In this jaunty divertissement, we first meet Carlos (Murilo Benicio), our doe-eyed, shaggy-haired and handsome hero, as he waits outside a Rio de Janeiro cinema for his first date with Julia. For a reason we never know, Julia doesn't show, and they never connect again. Carlos goes on and eventually marries another. Flash-forward 15 years in this "what if" romantic scenario, and we catch up on the possibilities that might have occurred in Carlos Love' life had chance and circumstance been slightly different in his missed connection with Julia. What's most amusing and also most sobering in this zesty scenario is how our romantic lives are dependent on chance and how vastly different they can become: It's the small, everyday things in life that often determine and shape our existence rather than the so-called "big" things we obsess over and strive for.
Delighting us with three plausible and frothy permutations of Carlos' life that could have occurred, screenwriter Paulo Halm's easygoing, charming scenarios all involve the beautiful, mysterious Julia (Carolina Ferraz), the woman who didn't show up that rainy night at the cinema. Both magical and natural, the three possibilities are vastly different, and each shows the far-ranging possibilities of these people's lives. In each scenario, a different facet of Carlos and Julia is explored, and quite incredibly, we come to see and appreciate each particular and vastly different life they could have led; indeed, they are two characters of intelligence, charm and energy, and Halm has channeled their essences into credible, engaging romantic stories.
It's the juicy lead performances that win us over, particularly Benicio as the man with three very different love lives. His rangy, sympathetic turn is consistently charming, while Ferraz is enticing and utterly alluring in her three turns as the multifaceted and passionate Julia.
With a heady boost from director Sandra Werneck, the technical contributions are fittingly frothy -- perfect cappers for romance. Joao Nabuco's jaunty samba score quickens our pulse while loosening our story inhibitions as to the possibilities of romance. Similarly, cinematographer Walter Carvalho's lensings are luxuriant and enticing -- perfect eye-play for this seductive cinema.
POSSIBLE LOVES
Producer-director: Sandra Werneck
Co-producer: Elisa Tolomelli
Screenwriter: Paulo Halm
Director of photography: Walter Carvalho
Editor: Isabelle Rathery
Music: Joao Nabuco
Color/stereo
Cast: Murito Benicio, Carolina Ferraz, Demilio de Mello, Irene Ravache, Alberto Szafran, Beth Goulart
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
In this jaunty divertissement, we first meet Carlos (Murilo Benicio), our doe-eyed, shaggy-haired and handsome hero, as he waits outside a Rio de Janeiro cinema for his first date with Julia. For a reason we never know, Julia doesn't show, and they never connect again. Carlos goes on and eventually marries another. Flash-forward 15 years in this "what if" romantic scenario, and we catch up on the possibilities that might have occurred in Carlos Love' life had chance and circumstance been slightly different in his missed connection with Julia. What's most amusing and also most sobering in this zesty scenario is how our romantic lives are dependent on chance and how vastly different they can become: It's the small, everyday things in life that often determine and shape our existence rather than the so-called "big" things we obsess over and strive for.
Delighting us with three plausible and frothy permutations of Carlos' life that could have occurred, screenwriter Paulo Halm's easygoing, charming scenarios all involve the beautiful, mysterious Julia (Carolina Ferraz), the woman who didn't show up that rainy night at the cinema. Both magical and natural, the three possibilities are vastly different, and each shows the far-ranging possibilities of these people's lives. In each scenario, a different facet of Carlos and Julia is explored, and quite incredibly, we come to see and appreciate each particular and vastly different life they could have led; indeed, they are two characters of intelligence, charm and energy, and Halm has channeled their essences into credible, engaging romantic stories.
It's the juicy lead performances that win us over, particularly Benicio as the man with three very different love lives. His rangy, sympathetic turn is consistently charming, while Ferraz is enticing and utterly alluring in her three turns as the multifaceted and passionate Julia.
With a heady boost from director Sandra Werneck, the technical contributions are fittingly frothy -- perfect cappers for romance. Joao Nabuco's jaunty samba score quickens our pulse while loosening our story inhibitions as to the possibilities of romance. Similarly, cinematographer Walter Carvalho's lensings are luxuriant and enticing -- perfect eye-play for this seductive cinema.
POSSIBLE LOVES
Producer-director: Sandra Werneck
Co-producer: Elisa Tolomelli
Screenwriter: Paulo Halm
Director of photography: Walter Carvalho
Editor: Isabelle Rathery
Music: Joao Nabuco
Color/stereo
Cast: Murito Benicio, Carolina Ferraz, Demilio de Mello, Irene Ravache, Alberto Szafran, Beth Goulart
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/22/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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