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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

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Dona Flor (Sônia Braga) marries Vadinho (José Wilker), who is very handsome and passionate, but doesn't work or offer much else. She is able to make money for the family by cooking for her neighbors, but he gambles away most of the money. One day, Vadinho suddenly dies. Dona Flor misses marriage, so she marries Dr. Teodoro Madureira (Mauro Mendonça). He is the opposite of Vadinho -- he has a great career, but he lacks passion. While Dona Flor is married to Teodoro, her late husband's ghost appears.

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Elliott Stein Village Voice 04/22/2004
It's a slight work, slackly directed, that gets a needed boost from Braga's endearing performance and Chico Buarque's intoxicating score. Go to Full Review Imran Khan PopMatters 01/27/2023
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands is rich with sensuous detail that fills every scene with dizzying amounts of culture, music, and atmosphere. Go to Full Review Lee Jutton Film Inquiry 08/13/2022
There’s no time like the present to revisit the supernatural throuple at the heart of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and be reminded that Sonia Braga is one of international cinema’s brightest-ever stars. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 07/31/2022
3/4
An amusing and bawdy romp. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams 07/26/2022
2.5/4
Overlong and mostly flat sex comedy--some brilliant flourishes but it doesn't even seem interested in the complexity of its own premise either in its farcical possibilities or its implications about male/female relationships. Go to Full Review Sean Burns WBUR’s Arts & Culture 05/08/2020
You can see why the film took off the way it did, titillating arthouse audiences with its exotic earthiness and naughty humor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 03/16/2020 Read the book decades ago as well as on PBS.. Seeing it again after so many years on the big screen was a real treat. Also, a big fan of Sonia Braga! See more 02/17/2020 One of my favorite films of all time. When it came out in the theater I saw it three times in a row. See more William R. P @Ogn_Dulk 04/18/2019 I remember going to see this movie, but it is who I went with is what I'll never forget. See more 06/26/2015 Não há sol sem sombra nem Branco sem Preto, um excelente fime com base num melhor Romance de um enorme escritor Jorge Amado See more 06/24/2015 Talking about prodigy filmmakers, Xavier Dolan might feel threatened, at the age of 21, Brazilian director Bruno Barreto's third feature DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (adapted from Jorge Amado's namesake novel), became the most successful film in Brazilian history, a record it would retain for about 35 years, and it launched its star Sonia Braga onto international stardom, who would reach the apogee in her iconic turn in KISS OF THE SPIDER MAN (1985, 9/10) as the embodiment of the titular spider woman. continue reading my review on my blog: http://wp.me/p1eXom-1W4 See more 02/04/2013 If you want to see a completely novel, sexy, charming, and magical tale of love folklore - I highly recommend this movie. The music, setting and beautiful cast are intoxicating. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Bruno Barreto

Director

Sônia Braga

Dona Flor "Florípides" Guimarães

José Wilker

Valdomiro "Vadinho" Santos Guimarães

Mauro Mendonça

Dr. Teodoro Madureira

Dinorah Brillanti

Rozilda

Nelson Xavier

Mirandão

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Movie Info

Synopsis Dona Flor (Sônia Braga) marries Vadinho (José Wilker), who is very handsome and passionate, but doesn't work or offer much else. She is able to make money for the family by cooking for her neighbors, but he gambles away most of the money. One day, Vadinho suddenly dies. Dona Flor misses marriage, so she marries Dr. Teodoro Madureira (Mauro Mendonça). He is the opposite of Vadinho -- he has a great career, but he lacks passion. While Dona Flor is married to Teodoro, her late husband's ghost appears.
Director
Bruno Barreto
Producer
Luiz Carlos Barreto, Newton Rique
Screenwriter
Bruno Barreto, Eduardo Coutinho, Leopoldo Serran, Jorge Amado
Distributor
New Yorker Films, Fox Lorber
Production Co
Embrafilme, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 1977, Original
Runtime
1h 58m
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