The Three Marias

The Three Marias is a Brazilian drama film made in 2002. It is the second feature film by the Brazilian filmmaker Aluizio Abranches. Marieta Severo, Júlia Lemmertz, Maria Luísa Mendonça and Luíza Mariani lead the cast. Also in the cast are Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura, Carlos Vereza and Tuca Andrada.

The Three Marias
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAluizio Abranches
Produced byAluizio Abranches
Eva Mariani
Dedete Parente Costa
Written byHeitor Dhalia
Wilson Freire
StarringMarieta Severo
Julia Lemmertz
Maria Luisa Mendonça
Luiza Mariani
Music byAndré Abujamra
CinematographyMarcelo Dust
Production
company
Lama Filmes
Distributed byLumière
Empire Pictures (US)
Gala Film (UK)
Release date
August 2, 2002
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBrazil
Italy
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$76,819 ($32,761)

The movie is a shakespearean tragedy in the countryside of Pernambuco. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, achieving excellent reviews in Brazil and abroad, being critically acclaimed in international level.

Cast
  • Marieta Severo as Filomena Capadócio
  • Julia Lemmertz as Maria Francisca
  • Maria Luisa Mendonça as Maria Rosa
  • Luiza Mariani as Maria Pia
  • Carlos Vereza as Firmino Santos Guerra
  • Enrique Diaz as Zé das Cobras
  • Tuca Andrada as corporal Tenorio[1] (capt. Tenorio in the English version)[2]
  • Wagner Moura as Jesuíno Cruz, cavalo do cão (Devil's Horse in English)[2]

Reception

The Three Marias grossed R$76,819 ($32,761) and was watched by 13,003 people in the 10 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.[3] It received mixed reviews by English-speaking reviewers. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 40% rating based on 20 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10.[4] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 45 (indicating "mixed or average reviews") based on 9 reviews.[5]

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References
  1. "As Três Marias" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  2. Young, Deborah (February 8, 2002). "Review: 'The Three Marias'". Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. "Três Marias, As, (The Three Marias) (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  5. "The Three Marias". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2014.


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