The country of Brazil is known for many things ... incredible asses, warm sun, and of course waxy ways of yanking out pubes, but now the ante is being upped to such a degree that therapy may be your only course of action.
Selling at this year's Afm is Roberto Moreira's Fear Therapy, a Brazilian horror flick set to go into production early next year for release in 2013.
Synopsis
Clara, 27, enters a catatonic state after losing her husband and daughter in a terrible car crash. Fernanda, Clara’s twin sister, suffers from chronic insomnia and is admitted to a rehab clinic, where she is treated with hypnosis. During a trance she sees the accident and goes after her sister. The traditional methods to cure catatonia seem not to work on Clara, who is getting worse day by day, but Fernanda finds the possibility of a cure in research done by late Dr.
Selling at this year's Afm is Roberto Moreira's Fear Therapy, a Brazilian horror flick set to go into production early next year for release in 2013.
Synopsis
Clara, 27, enters a catatonic state after losing her husband and daughter in a terrible car crash. Fernanda, Clara’s twin sister, suffers from chronic insomnia and is admitted to a rehab clinic, where she is treated with hypnosis. During a trance she sees the accident and goes after her sister. The traditional methods to cure catatonia seem not to work on Clara, who is getting worse day by day, but Fernanda finds the possibility of a cure in research done by late Dr.
- 10/28/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
From Cinema do Brasil comes Roberto Moreira's Fear Therapy, Brazilian horror production set to shoot early next year for release in 2013. The film is pre-selling at next week's Afm. "Clara, 27, enters a catatonic state after losing her husband and daughter in a terrible car crash. Fernanda, Claras twin sister, suffers from chronic insomnia and is admitted to a rehab clinic, where she is treated with hypnosis. During a trance, she sees the accident and goes after her sister. The traditional methods to the cure of catatonia seem not to work on Clara, who is getting worse day by day, but Fernanda finds a possibility of cure in a research done by late Dr. Afonso. On the Doctors old lab, surrounded by supernatural events, the boundaries between life and death, between past and present, surpass the scope of fear."...
- 10/28/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
A Brazilian horror production is currently in pre-production called Fear Therapy . The film is going to be directed by Roberto Moreira and concerns Clara. a young woman who falls into a catatonic state after losing her husband and daughter in a terrible car crash. Fernanda, Clara's twin sister, suffers from chronic insomnia and is admitted to a rehab clinic, where she is treated with hypnosis. During a trance, she sees the accident and seeks out her sister. The traditional methods to the cure of catatonia seem not to work on Clara, who is getting worse day by day, but Fernanda finds a possibility of cure. Soon, the boundaries between life and death, between past and present, surpass the scope of fear through a series of supernatural events. Moreira last directed a 2009...
- 10/28/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Jc Calciano‘s Is It Just Me? (top); Nicole Conn‘s Elena Undone (middle); Roberto Moreira‘s Paulista (bottom) Jc Calciano‘s Is It Just Me?, Anna Margarita Albelo‘s Hooters!, Roberto Moreira‘s Paulista, and Nicole Conn‘s Elena Undone are some of the films screening at Outfest 2010 on Friday, July 16. Is It Just Me? is a West Hollywood-set romantic comedy that borrows plot elements from Cyrano de Bergerac: Blaine (Nicholas Downs) falls in love with Xander (David Loren) after chatting with him online. The glitch is that the profile picture Blaine saw was that of Xander’s hunky roommate Cameron (Adam Huss). Hooters! is a documentary about the making of Cheryl Dunye‘s The Owls, screened last weekend at Outfest. In Paulista, an actress (Sílvia Lourenço), a lawyer (Maria Clara Spinelli), and an author (Fábio Herford) look for love in the streets of bustling São Paulo. Elena Undone...
- 7/16/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Anywhere Road and Netflix's Red Envelope Entertainment have acquired the award-winning North American rights to Antonia, the Brazilian musical drama from writer/director Tata Amaral. Antonia follows four friends who dream of becoming a professional hip-hop R&B band. The film is co-written by Roberto Moreira and produced by Amaral and Georgia Costa Araujo with Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck and Fernando Meirelles serving as co-producers. It will open theatrically in the U.S. on Aug. 17.
- 6/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Coracao da Selva/02 Filmes/Globo Filmes
"Antonia" is as high-spirited and toe-tapping as it is dramatic in its examination of the lives of four young black women in the poor outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Unlike many such women, though, these four are loaded with musical talent, enough to form a rap group that is about to take off when it runs into the obstacles of jealousy, sexism and violence.
But these women are fighters, so an infectious, feisty mood overwhelms all circumstances that conspire against their collective dream. A vibrant festival film, "Antonia" could carve out a niche for itself in domestic specialty markets thanks to a great soundtrack.
Friends since childhood in their neighborhood of Brasilandia, the girls provide backup vocals for male rappers. When they prevail upon the guys to let them open a concert with one of their songs, the all-girl group wins over an unruly crowd with talent and beauty. Plus, a savvy musical manager (Thaide) catches the act and realizes their potential.
Difficulties hit immediately. Preta (Negra Li) sees Mayah (Quelynah) talking with her philandering boyfriend and kicks her out of the band. Lena (Cindy) gets pregnant and makes a deal with the reluctant father to give up singing in ex-change for his marrying her. Barbarah (Leilah Moreno), the one girl of mixed blood, seeks revenge for the savage beating of her gay brother and winds up in prison on a manslaughter charge. But Antonia, as the group calls itself, refuses to die.
The four leads come from the Sao Paulo musical scene, so the music is hot. Under the direction of Sao Paulo native Tata Amaral, the women prove remarkably resourceful actresses as well as terrific performers. In the third movie of her trilogy about female archetypes, Amaral views her female characters as warriors without sacrificing their femininity. The movie, ably written by Amaral and Roberto Moreira, very smoothly makes room for intense, emotional drama about friendships, loyalty and hardships while leaving plenty of time for stirring musical numbers.
"Antonia" is as high-spirited and toe-tapping as it is dramatic in its examination of the lives of four young black women in the poor outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Unlike many such women, though, these four are loaded with musical talent, enough to form a rap group that is about to take off when it runs into the obstacles of jealousy, sexism and violence.
But these women are fighters, so an infectious, feisty mood overwhelms all circumstances that conspire against their collective dream. A vibrant festival film, "Antonia" could carve out a niche for itself in domestic specialty markets thanks to a great soundtrack.
Friends since childhood in their neighborhood of Brasilandia, the girls provide backup vocals for male rappers. When they prevail upon the guys to let them open a concert with one of their songs, the all-girl group wins over an unruly crowd with talent and beauty. Plus, a savvy musical manager (Thaide) catches the act and realizes their potential.
Difficulties hit immediately. Preta (Negra Li) sees Mayah (Quelynah) talking with her philandering boyfriend and kicks her out of the band. Lena (Cindy) gets pregnant and makes a deal with the reluctant father to give up singing in ex-change for his marrying her. Barbarah (Leilah Moreno), the one girl of mixed blood, seeks revenge for the savage beating of her gay brother and winds up in prison on a manslaughter charge. But Antonia, as the group calls itself, refuses to die.
The four leads come from the Sao Paulo musical scene, so the music is hot. Under the direction of Sao Paulo native Tata Amaral, the women prove remarkably resourceful actresses as well as terrific performers. In the third movie of her trilogy about female archetypes, Amaral views her female characters as warriors without sacrificing their femininity. The movie, ably written by Amaral and Roberto Moreira, very smoothly makes room for intense, emotional drama about friendships, loyalty and hardships while leaving plenty of time for stirring musical numbers.
- 11/8/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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