Love for Sale

Released Aug 15, 2007

1h 28m

Drama

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Abandoned by her husband, a woman (Hermila Guedes) organizes a raffle with herself as the prize.

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Tom Beer

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Richard James Havis

Hollywood Reporter

...a well-observed slice of social realist cinema.

Sep 10, 2007

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Pacing is a problem with Love For Sale, but meaning never is.

Rated: B-

Aug 17, 2007

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Here too are more or less straightforward events and a sympathetic approach. People's great difficulties as well as their pleasures are taken seriously.

Feb 14, 2021

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

The story's underlining sadness is cushioned by lovely comic touches...

May 21, 2020

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

The film never integrates its taste for beautiful landscapes with its devotion to the quotidian: the two rest side by side without gelling.

Mar 9, 2018

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Hermila Guedes shines on the lead role as a young woman desperate for a better life, and director Karim Aïnouz depicts her downfall with empathy and honesty.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Brazilian neorealism at its best. Karim AÃ¯nouz, my absolute favourite contemporary Brazilian director, once again does not disappoint with this mix of documentary and fiction shot without the aid of artificial lighting. Don't be intimidated by the pace or the horrible English title, there are great lessons about anonimity and our longing for affection to be learnt here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Mostra um Brasil cru e real, sem filtros, em que as dificuldades e as circunstâncias fazem as pessoas tomarem decisões difíceis, mudando a visão de vida e a própria vida de modo irreversível. Os atores estão ótimos, conseguindo passar toda essa tristeza às vezes só com o olhar. De emocionar mesmo. Achei o filme todo muito melancólico, mas o final é de uma tristeza difícil de digerir...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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TrÃ¨s bon film qui parle des jeunes brÃ (C)silliennes du pays.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Me deja un poco indiferente... Correcta, pero sin que termine por preocuparme por los personajes. Lo mejor: la prota y la versión brasileña de Torn Lo peor: si la cámara no tiene suficiente rango dinámico, por qué rodar tantas escenas de noche?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Well-made, but a bit boring and depressing. The cover song of "Everything I Own" is very pretty and apropos.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Karim Aïnouz

Director

Hermila Guedes

Hermila

Maria Menezes

Maria

João Miguel

João

Georgina Castro

Georgina

Zezita Matos

Zezita

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Synopsis

Abandoned by her husband, a woman (Hermila Guedes) organizes a raffle with herself as the prize.

Director: Karim Aïnouz
Producer: João Vieira Jr.
Screenwriter: Mauricio Zacharias, Felipe Bragança, Karim Aïnouz, Simone Lima
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Fado Films, Celluloid Dreams, Videofilmes
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Portuguese (Brazil)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.0K
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD

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