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Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica

2012 1h 31m Drama List
70% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Veronica graduates from medical school and navigates through passionate affairs, dicey career moves and harrowing life decisions as she settles down in Brazil's most violent city.

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Drew Hunt Chicago Reader Shot in the same urban slum as Kleber Filho's Neighboring Sounds, this relentlessly bleak character study offers a disheartening glimpse of contemporary Brazilian life. Dec 11, 2014 Full Review Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor It's all a bit dissolute and daffy, but at least her prescription for happiness doesn't come out of a bottle. Rated: B- Dec 4, 2014 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times "Veronica" is the kind of small film from a faraway country that would be easy not to notice as the waves of major studio releases crash onto theatrical shores. But that would be a pity. Nov 26, 2014 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com "Veronica" is a refreshing and subtle examination of its protagonist's emotional development. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 12, 2019 Full Review Pat Padua Spectrum Culture It's neither entertaining as sexploitation nor successful as art. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Anchored by Hermila Guedes's committed performance, this is an interesting and nuanced portrait of discontent, anhedonia and the unbearable weight of apathy in a decadent Brazilian city, even if it becomes repetitious after a while and doesn't really seem to go anywhere in the end. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A woman's emotional journey. Not a very interesting one however. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Dull, boring, with nothing new to offer in any way. What a waste of time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member tentativa frustrante de um drama existencial... so salva atuaçao de Hermila Guedes Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review s r A modern human existential tragedy that hit close to home, luckily it left me feeling reasonably optimistic. By examining a new psychiatrist's life it shows how complicated and demanding all our lives can be with no right or wrong answers, or clearly laid out paths. Her father gave her a good guiding light, but not all of us are so fortunate. It left me thinking about life and its meaning, this is always a good thing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review raphael g Good actors and an okay story. I didn't really like the voiceover.. Not as good as Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Veronica graduates from medical school and navigates through passionate affairs, dicey career moves and harrowing life decisions as she settles down in Brazil's most violent city.
Director
Marcelo Gomes
Producer
Sara Silveira, João Vieira Jr.
Screenwriter
Marcelo Gomes
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2K
Runtime
1h 31m
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