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Release Date:
January 25, 2001
Original Title:
Domésticas
Alternate Titles:
Maids
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
O2 Filmes
Pandora Filmes
TV Cultura
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Five maids in São Paulo are observed in this episodic, impressionistic film. The women interact with each other, ride busses, work, and have longings: Rai for a husband, Créo for her lost daughter, Roxane for a career in modeling. Quitéria is naive, a gull for thieves. Cida has a husband and also a lover. While each woman gets what she wishes for (more or less), it doesn't always make things better.
Art Direction:
Frederico Pinto
Tulé Peak
Casting:
Cecília Homem de Mello
Rita Fernandes
Director:
Nando Olival
Fernando Meirelles
Director of Photography:
Lauro Escorel
Editor:
Deo Teixeira
Executive Producer:
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlinck
Line Producer:
Ana Soaras
Makeup Artist:
Anna Van Steen
Original Music Composer:
André Abujamra
Producer:
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Screenplay:
Nando Olival
Renata Melo
Cecília Homem de Mello
Fernando Meirelles
Set Decoration:
Dárida Rodrigues
Sound Editor:
Miriam Biderman
Sound Recordist:
Guilherme Ayrosa
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