Bellini and the Sphinx

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Bellini and the Sphinx
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoberto Santucci
Written byAlexandre Plosk
Based onBellini e a Esfinge by Tony Bellotto
Produced byTheodoro Fontes
Tony Bellotto
StarringFabio Assunção
Malu Mader
Maristane Dresch
CinematographyJacob Solitrenick
Edited byRoberto Santucci
Music byAndreas Kisser
Charles Galvin
Eduardo Queiróz
Tony Belloto
Production
companies
Afrodísia Filmes
Banco Rural
Distributed byCopacabana Filmes
Release dates
  • 2001 (2001) (Festival do Rio)
  • March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) (theatrical release)[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$1.7–1.9 million[1][2]
Box officeR$300,000[3]

Bellini and the Sphinx (Portuguese: Bellini e a Esfinge) is 2001 Brazilian crime film directed by Roberto Santucci. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders.[4][5] It premiered at the 2001 Festival do Rio, where it won the award of Best Film.[6]

It was followed by Bellini and the Devil, also starring Assunção, and directed by Marcelo Galvão.[7][8]

Cast

  • Fábio Assunção as Remo Bellini
  • Malu Mader as Fátima
  • Maristane Dresch as Beatriz
  • Eliana Guttman as Dora Lobo
  • Paulo Hesse as dr. Rachid Rafidjian
  • Marcos Damigo as Samuel Rafidjian
  • Rosaly Papadopol as Sofia Rafidjian
  • Cláudio Gabriel as Stone

References

  1. ^ a b Arantes, Silvana (March 1, 2002). "Policial vai à tela como "filme de clima"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. ^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" chega a São Paulo". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 21, 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bellini e a Esfinge" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Koehler, Robert (August 25, 2002). "Review: 'Bellini and the Sphinx'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" vence Festival Rio BR 2001". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. October 9, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Bellini and the Devil". Brazilian Film & Tv Festival of Toronto. Retrieved March 4, 2014.


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