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Love for Sale

Play trailer Poster for Love for Sale Released Aug 15, 2007 1h 28m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review Richard James Havis Hollywood Reporter ...a well-observed slice of social realist cinema. Sep 10, 2007 Full Review Noel Murray AV Club Pacing is a problem with Love For Sale, but meaning never is. Rated: B- Aug 17, 2007 Full Review 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 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter The story's underlining sadness is cushioned by lovely comic touches... May 21, 2020 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Brazilian neorealism at its best. Karim Aïnouz, 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Très bon film qui parle des jeunes brà (C)silliennes du pays. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member I saw this with English subtitles. I did not find it outstanding, but worth watching. Is it a comment on the few choices a Brazilian woman has - especially one with a child? Her husband abandons her, and she is left to raise their son with no income in a dead town - even his mother is no help. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Abandoned by her husband, a woman (Hermila Guedes) organizes a raffle with herself as the prize.
Director
Karim Aïnouz
Producer
Walter Salles, Mauricio Andrade Ramos, Hengameh Panahi, Thomas Häberle, Peter Rommel
Screenwriter
Mauricio Zacharias, Felipe Bragança, Karim Aïnouz, Simone Lima
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Fado Films, Celluloid Dreams, Videofilmes
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
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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