Bellini and the Devil

2008 film directed by Marcelo Galvão
  • March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07) (Los Angeles)
  • August 27, 2010 (2010-08-27) (Brazil)[1]
Running time
90 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortugueseBudgetR$3,552,991[2]Box officeR$14,122[3]

Bellini and the Devil (Portuguese: Bellini e o Dêmonio) is 2008 Brazilian crime film directed by Marcelo Galvão. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders revolving around The Book of the Law.[4] A sequel to Bellini and the Sphinx, it premiered as the opening film of the 1st Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival,[5] where Assunção won the award of Best Actor.[6]

Cast

  • Fábio Assunção as Remo Bellini
  • Rosanne Mulholland as Gala
  • Nill Marcondes as Zanqueta
  • Mariana Clara as Rita
  • Beto Coville as Mariano
  • Luíza Curvo as Clarice
  • Caroline Abras as Silvia
  • Marco Luque as Alex
  • Christiano Cochrane as Malta
  • André Bubman as Odilon
  • Neuza Romano as Odilon's mother
  • Javer Monteiro as bartender
  • Malu Bierrenbach as Érica
  • Marília Gabriela as Letícia
  • Jatir Eiró as journalist
  • Deto Montenegro as pauper

Production

In 2002, after the theatrical release of the Roberto Santucci's Bellini and the Sphinx, the production team cogitate to adapt the second book, Bellini e o Demônio.[7] Malu Mader wanted to direct the film but due to other projects, she did not it.[8] Instead, Galvão was actually hired for it; he cited Aleister Crowley as the main influence, as well as the filmmakers David Lynch and David Cronenberg, and quimbanda and black magic as influences for the work.[9] He also wrote the screenplay, but he felt he was betrayed on the film's theatrical version as the producer Theodoro Fontes modified it.[10] Galvão, however, was satisfied to know that the version released on DVD would contain an extra with a director's cut version.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Cinema: Estreias da Semana - 27 de agosto" (in Portuguese). Omelete. August 26, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "Deliberação nº 192 de 03 de novembro de 2009" (in Portuguese). Ancine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (February 28, 2008). "LA to host first Brazilian film fest". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "Fábio Assunção recebe prêmio como melhor ator em Los Angeles". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. March 10, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Arantes, Silvana (March 1, 2002). "Policial vai à tela como "filme de clima"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Malu Mader: "O ser humano está acima de tudo"". A Tarde (in Portuguese). Universo Online. February 28, 2002. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Porto, Henrique (September 28, 2008). "'Bellini e o demônio' marca volta de Fábio Assunção ao cinema". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  10. ^ Miranda, Débora (June 9, 2008). "Com lutas de verdade, 'Rinha' quer conquistar mercado internacional". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. ^ Santana, Ravi (August 27, 2010). "Diretor não quer que 'Bellini e o Demônio' suje sua carreira" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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