Dir. Bruno Barreto · Starring Sonia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Tania Boscoli, Nicole Puzzi · Music Antônio Carlos Jobim
DramaRomance
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
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A sun-drenched, sensual romance set in a bygone Brazil. It's a lush, character-driven drama about desire, societal constraints, and the intoxicating pull of forbidden love. Feels like a warm, humid breeze carrying whispers of passion and longing.