After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
Cinematography
Rio glows like a character desperate for your attention.
Acting
Amy Irving's cautious warmth against Fagundes' crinkly charm.
Score
Bossa nova classics that make everything feel like seduction.
Director
Bruno Barreto
Amy Irving
Mary Ann Simpson
Antônio Fagundes
Pedro Paulo
Alexandre Borges
Acácio
Débora Bloch
Tânia
Drica Moraes
Nadine
Giovanna Antonelli
Sharon
Rogério Cardoso
Vermont
Serjão Loroza
Gordo
Flávio São Thiago
Peçanha
Alberto de Mendoza
Juan
Pedro Cardoso
Roberto
Stephen Tobolowsky
Trevor
Kate Lyra
English Course Receptionist
Cássia Linhares
Reporter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bruno Barreto and star Amy Irving were married; this was their last collaboration before divorcing.
The film captures 1990s Rio's upper-middle-class bubble, largely ignoring the city's vast inequalities that defined the era.
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