Gabriela

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Gabriela

R

1983

1h 42m

Drama

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A rich Turkish bar owner (Sônia Braga) falls in love with his beautiful Brazilian cook (Marcello Mastroianni).

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Whenever the film wanders away from Gabriela, it seems to dawdle aimlessly before finding her again.

Mar 13, 2015

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Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com

There is no real chemistry between the bar owner and his wonderful lover, [so] even the most dedicated filmgoer is eventually reduced to waiting for what we used to call the good parts.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 13, 2015

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Bob Baker

Time Out

Number one item on the agenda, however, is the camera's on-going perusal of the Braga bod. Mastroianni as Gabriela's main man lends an air of consequence to the proceedings.

Mar 13, 2015

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

The exploration of the senses that was portrayed joyously in [Jorge] Amado's novel comes to seem exploitative in Bruno Barreto's movie.

Feb 26, 2020

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

A fun comedy that outlines a profile of Brazilian society in 1925. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 18, 2020

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

The film's focus should have been on the way the unswervingly chauvinistic Mastroianni is forced to compromise his principles to save his marriage. But such is Barreto's fixation with Braga's body that the tone is almost risibly soft-core.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 13, 2015

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Based on Jorge Amado's novel, Gabriela it's a erotic drama by Bruno Barreto with terrific actings by Marcello Mastroianni and Sonia Braga. A chronicle about costum, society, sex and love. Gabriela have the bold of present nudity and sex scenes, showing the beauty in human body and love between the characters of Gabriela and Nacib. Fresh.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Oh my God! This crap is considered a true Brazilian classic?!?! This movie was poorly developed, the acting is considered almost amateur and the plot wasn't that good either. How did Sonia Braga became famous and moved to the USA? She almost doesn't speak. The movie just shows her naked almost all the time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Wonderful Brazilian soap. Steamy. The book, as usual, is much better.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

There's a plot going on, but I didn't find it...

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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From a classical novel of jorge amado filmed in the lovely city of Paraty , Marcello Mastroianni , Sonia Braga , a classic

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Bruno Barreto

Director

Sônia Braga

Gabriela

Marcello Mastroianni

Nacib

Antonio Cantafora

Tonico Bastos

Paulo Goulart

João Fulgêncio

Nicole Puzzi

Malvina

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Synopsis

A rich Turkish bar owner (Sônia Braga) falls in love with his beautiful Brazilian cook (Marcello Mastroianni).

Director: Bruno Barreto
Producer: Hélio Ferraz, Ibrahim Moussa, Harold Nebenzal
Screenwriter: Jorge Amado, Leopoldo Serran
Production Co: United Artists, Sultana
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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