The Three Marias
| The Three Marias | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Aluizio Abranches |
| Produced by |
Aluizio Abranches Eva Mariani Dedete Parente Costa |
| Written by |
Heitor Dhalia Wilson Freire |
| Starring |
Marieta Severo Julia Lemmertz Maria Luisa Mendonça Luiza Mariani |
| Music by | André Abujamra |
| Cinematography | Marcelo Dust |
Production company |
Lama Filmes |
| Distributed by |
Lumière Empire Pictures (US) Gala Film (UK) |
Release dates | August 2, 2002 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |
Brazil Italy |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$76,819 ($32,761) |
The Three Marias (Portuguese: As Três Marias) is a 2002 Brazilian-Italian crime drama film directed by Aluizio Abranches. Set in Pernambuco, it tells the story of a woman (played by Marieta Severo) who takes revenge on her former lover and his family with the help of her three daughters, all named Maria.
The film was screened in the HBF Harvest section of the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam and in the Panorama section of the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2]
Cast
- Marieta Severo as Filomena Capadócio
- Julia Lemmertz as Maria Francisca
- Maria Luisa Mendonça as Maria Rosa
- Luiza Mariani as Maria Pia
- Carlos Vereza as Firmino Santos Guerra
- Enrique Diaz as Zé das Cobras
- Tuca Andrada as corporal Tenorio[3] (capt. Tenorio in the English version)[4]
- Wagner Moura as Jesuíno Cruz, cavalo do cão (Devil's Horse in English)[4]
Reception
The Three Marias grossed R$76,819 ($32,761) and was watched by 13,003 people in the 10 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.[5] It received mixed reviews by English-speaking reviewers. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 40% rating based on 20 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10.[6] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 45 (indicating "mixed or average reviews") based on 9 reviews.[7]
References
- ↑ "HBF Harvest 2003". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Spirit and Ideals - Panorama 2002". Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "As Três Marias" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- 1 2 Young, Deborah (February 8, 2002). "Review: 'The Three Marias'". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 28. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Três Marias, As, (The Three Marias) (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "The Three Marias". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2014.