Bossa Nova (2000)


Bossa Nova
Release Date21 February 2000
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineThe difference between "amor" and "love".
GenreComedy, Romance, Drama
CountryBrazil
USA
Filming LocationsRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
LanguagePortuguese, English, French, Spanish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor

Bossa Nova is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto dealing with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. The film stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Mary Ann Simpson

Pedro Paulo

Tânia

Nadine

Rogério Cardoso
Vermont

Sérgio Loroza
Gordo

Flávio São Thiago
Peçanha

Pedro Cardoso
Roberto

Kazuo Matsui
Wan-Kim-Lau

Cássia Linhares
Reporter

Kate Lyra
English School Receptionist

Tailor Shop Receptionist

Marta Barcellos
Nurse

Mariana Crochemore
Lawyer

Andreia Fetter
Juan's Wife III

Ana Jansen
Juan's Wife II

Renata Leão
English Student

Pedro Neme
Priest

Lúcia Paiva
Juan's Wife I

Sandra Prazeres
English Student

Regina Sampaio
Law Office Receptionist

Erik Svane
U.S. Consulate official

Cristina Tozzi
Hospital Receptionist

Director

Producer

Alexandre Machado
writer

Sérgio Sant'Anna
story "A Senhorita Simpson"

executive producer

Lucy Barreto
producer

Marcelo Santiago
associate producer

Jaime A. Schwartz
associate producer

Patricia Zerbinatto
assistant producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Pascal Rabaud
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Editor

Ray Hubley
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Casting Director

Marcela Altberg
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Sheila Jaffe
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Fernanda Ribas
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Georgianne Walken
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Art Director

Cassio Amarante
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Carla Caffé
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Costume Designer

Emilia Duncan
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Makeup Department

Chris Bastos
makeup assistant

Aloysio Lili Ferraz
makeup artist

Therezinha Nunes
makeup artist: extras

Production Manager

René Bittencourt
production manager

JoAnn M. Laub
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Vicente Amorim
assistant director

Daniela Braga
first assistant director

Rafael Salgado
second assistant director

Art Department

Shannon Robert Bowen
art production assistant: New York

Mônica Costa
set dresser

Cris Lobato
assistant set dresser

Sé Luca
assistant set dresser

Monica Rochlin
set dresser

Wagner Tavares
property master

Sound Department

Marina Adam
foley assistant

Felix Andrew
sound

Miriam Biderman
adr supervisor: Rio

Stuart Deutsch
boom operator

Rômulo Drummond
assistant boom operator

Mick Gormaley
assistant sound editor

Dan Korintus
sound editor

Brian Langman
sound editor

Tony Martinez
sound editor

Eliza Paley
supervising sound editor

Donna Powell
foley supervisor

Ian Rankin
foley recordist

Reilly Steele
sound re-recording engineer

Jeffrey Stern
supervising sound editor

Luke Thorpe
apprentice sound editor

Daniel Uriartt
adr recordist: Rio

Mark A. Van Der Willigen
production sound mixer

Visual Effects

Matt McDonald
digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department

Roberto Faissal Jr.
underwater camera operator

Anne Pinheiro Guimarães
video assist operator

Gustavo Hadba
Steadicam operator, camera operator

Jubel Magalháes
gaffer

Jubel Magrão
electrician

Rodrigo Monte
second assistant camera

Philippe Piron
first assistant camera

Fabián Silbert
first assistant camera

Pierre Vianna
second assistant camera

Casting Department

Julia Kim
casting assistant: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marta Carvalho
costume supervisor

Ilma Da Costa Santos
wardrobe supervisor

Reka Koves
costume assistant

Patricia Monteiro
costume assistant

Ana Rosa
wardrobe supervisor

Ana Rosa
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Vera Bizinover
post-production assistant

Nick Dibeneditto
negative cutter

Fred Heid
color timer

Matt Mayer
first assistant editor

Carrie Puchkoff
assistant editor

David O. Rogers
second assistant editor

Renato Schvartz
first assistant editor: Rio

Music Department

Nicholas Meyers
music editor, music supervisor

Other Crew

Karen Balbi
assistant: Amy Ivring

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Johnny Catrolli
location manager, set manager

Marcelo Eloy
production assistant

Barbara Harrington
dialogue coach

Fernanda Luz
script supervisor

Cristina Mattos
assistant: Bruno Barreto

Stephanie Wolf
post-production accountant

Thanks

special thanks

dedicatee

Production Company

Columbia Pictures Television
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Columbia TriStar Comercio Internacional (Madeira) Ltda.
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Filmes do Equador
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Globo Filmes
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Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
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Sony Corporation of America
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Distributor

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
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Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Columbia TriStar
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LK-TEL

Sony Pictures Classics

Sony Pictures Television






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