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Supreme Happiness (The)
Original Title
A Suprema Felicidade...aka: Extreme Happiness- Director: Arnaldo Jabor
- Writer: Arnaldo Jabor; Ananda Rubinstein
- Producer: Arnaldo Jabor; Francisco Ramalho Jr.
CGiii Comment
The ambition outstrips the ability...by both the director and the cast.
Whatever the intention was - it fails miserably.
The narrative is a convoluted disaster, the performances are a travesty...the list is endless.
A shambles from start to finish.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
It all starts in 1945, at the end of the Second World War in a family house in Rio de Janeiro, centering on it’s occupants, and more precisely the characters Paulo, from 8 to 19 years of age, his parents Sofia and Marcos, and his grandfather Noel. Paulo’s story, shows him exploring the complicity with his grandfather Noel, his friendship with his sexually confused best friend Cabecao, his first sexual experiences and the growing love for Marilyn, his troubled relationship with his mum and dad, his mother’s mental deterioration, a sudden rapprochement with his father and Paulo’s sadness watching his grandfather’s inevitable aging process.
Cast & Characters
Maria Flor as Deise;
Ary Fontoura as Padre #1;
Mariana Lima as Sofia;
Caio Manhente as Paulo - 8 years old;
Elke Maravilha as Grandma;
Jayme Matarazzo as Paulo - 19 years old;
Maria Luisa Mendonna as Madam;
João Miguel as Bene;
Marco Nanini as Grandpa Noel;
Dan Stulbach as Marcos