O Quatrilho Movie Review 1995

Two young couples from Italy immigrate to southern Brazil in the 1910s, hoping to find their fortunes. Thrifty peasant Angelo (Paternost) marries romantic Teresa (Pillar) and goes into business with the equally romantic Massimo (Campos), who's married to the thrifty Pierina (Pires). The grain mill thrives but the romantic half of each couple delve into some illicit amore and decide to flee while their left-behind spouses discover their own attractions. A happy ending is had by all (this must be a fairytale). Lots of high-gloss gush. Based on the novel by Jose Clemente Pozenat. Portuguese and Italian with subtitles.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from Brazilian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Period Piece: 1910s, Marriage, South America, Immigration

Screenplay

Leopoldo Serran

Cast

Gloria Pires, Patricia Pillar, Bruno Campos, Alexandre Paternost

Cinematography

Felix Monti

Director

Fabio Barreto

Music

Caetano Veloso

Producer

L.C. Barreto, Lucy Barreto