The Ballroom ( Chega de Saudade )

The Ballroom (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Chega de Saudade
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cartagena Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Brazil ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Laís Bodanzky
Nando Bolognesi

Written By:
Laís Bodanzky
Luiz Bolognesi

Actors:
Leonardo Villar ..... Álvaro
Tônia Carrero ..... Alice
Cássia Kiss ..... Marici
Betty Faria ..... Elza
Stepan Nercessian ..... Eudes
Maria Flor ..... Bel
Paulo Vilhena ..... Marquinhos
Elza Soares ..... Ana - crooner da banda
Marku Ribas ..... Wanderley - crooner da banda
Conceição Senna ..... Aurelina
Marcos Cesana ..... Garçom Gilson
Clarisse Abujamra ..... Rita
Luiz Serra ..... Ernesto
Miriam Mehler ..... Nice
Marly Marley ..... Liana

Synopsis:

The Ballroom invites you to experience the lives, loves and dreams of the patrons of a traditional Brazilian dance hall. Set over the course of one evening, the film brings together a variety of characters who attend the ballroom each week and live for their moment on the dance floor. As they recall the past, imagine the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance, their passions and desires unfold in front of our eyes. An enormous hit in its native Brazil, and set to an astounding soundtrack featuring songs performed by Elza Soares and Marku Ribu, The Ballroom is a passionate drama of lives transformed and love invigorated by the magical power of the dance hall.

In an old-time dance hall (the 'gafieira') in São Paulo, one evening is all it takes to meet different characters as they remember the past, live the present, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, naturally, dance.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 17 September, 2010.