I Love You (1981 film)

1981 film

13 April 1981 (1981-04-13)^[1]

Running time

110 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese

I Love You (Portuguese: Eu Te Amo) is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Arnaldo Jabor. It was shot along the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro.^[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

Plot

Maria (Braga) and Paulo (Pereio) are a couple who use each other to satisfy their sexual desires and to avoid their loneliness. However, they are not at all in love. Over time as their relationship continues, Maria and Paulo begin to realize that they are in fact falling for each other.

Cast

Sônia Braga as Maria
Paulo César Pereio as Paulo
Vera Fischer as Barbara Bergman
Tarcísio Meira as Ulisses
Regina Casé
Maria Lúcia Dahl
Maria Sílvia

Awards and nominations

Festival de Gramado

Won, "Best Actress" - Sônia Braga
Won, "Best Cinematography" - Murilo Salles
Won, "Best Production Design" - Marcos Weinstock
Won, "Best Sound"
Nominated, "Best Film" - Arnaldo Jabor

São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards

Won, "Best Cinematography" - Murilo Salles
Won, "Best Director" - Arnaldo Jabor

References

^ ^a ^b "Eu Te Amo" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ "Festival de Cannes: I Love You". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009.