Bellini and the Sphinx

2001 film by Roberto Santucci
  • 2001 (2001) (Festival do Rio)
  • March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) (theatrical release)[1]
Running time
120 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortugueseBudgetR$1.7–1.9 million[1][2]Box officeR$300,000[3]

Bellini and the Sphinx (Portuguese: Bellini e a Esfinge) is 2001 Brazilian crime film directed by Roberto Santucci. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders.[4][5] It premiered at the 2001 Festival do Rio, where it won the award of Best Film.[6]

It was followed by Bellini and the Devil, also starring Assunção, and directed by Marcelo Galvão.[7][8]

Cast

  • Fábio Assunção as Remo Bellini
  • Malu Mader as Fátima
  • Maristane Dresch as Beatriz
  • Eliana Guttman as Dora Lobo
  • Paulo Hesse as dr. Rachid Rafidjian
  • Marcos Damigo as Samuel Rafidjian
  • Rosaly Papadopol as Sofia Rafidjian
  • Cláudio Gabriel as Stone

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" chega a São Paulo". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 21, 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bellini e a Esfinge" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Koehler, Robert (August 25, 2002). "Review: 'Bellini and the Sphinx'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" vence Festival Rio BR 2001". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. October 9, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Bellini and the Devil". Brazilian Film & Tv Festival of Toronto. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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