Maids
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFernando Meirelles
Nando Olival
Written byCecília Homem de Mello
Fernando Meirelles
Renata Melo
Nando Olival
Based onDomésticas
by Renata Melo
Produced byAndrea Barata Ribeiro
Ana Soares
StarringCláudia Missura
Graziela Moretto
Lena Roque
Olivia Araújo
Renata Melo
CinematographyLauro Escorel
Edited byDeo Teixeira
Music byAndré Abujamra
Production
company
O2 Filmes
Distributed byPandora Filmes
Release dates
  • January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25) (IFRR)
  • April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) (Brazil)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$1.2 million[1]
Box officeR$422,675[2]

Maids (Portuguese: Domésticas) is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Nando Olival. It is based on the play of the same name by Renata Melo, and has received multiple awards and nominations.

Cast

Reception

O Estado de S. Paulo praised the film as it differentiates itself from the original play and thus its humor does not rely on offending domestic workers. The reviewer also commended that rather than take a sociological approach, the film is aimed at the general public.[1] Variety praised its cinematography as well as the cast, and further called it a "bright Brazilian comedy" that has "a wit and naturalness that Ken Loach's Bread and Roses might envy."[3] Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian said "it is indeed a little gem".[4]

The film won the Best Cinematography Award and Missura, Moretto, Roque, Araújo and Melo shared the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2001 Recife Film Festival. The five shared an award again at the Ceará Film Festival; this time a Best Actress Award, though. At the Natal Film Festival, Moraes won the Best Actor Award, Estrela won the Best Supporting Actor Award, and it won the Best Score Award.[5] It won the Best Film Award at the Cuiabá Film Festival, where it also won the Best Screenplay and Best Newcomer (Moretto).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Dométicas" consegue ser divertido". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. April 19, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Young, Deborah (March 4, 2001). "Review: 'Maids'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  4. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (June 25, 2010). "London scores as Brazil's Fernando Meirelles heads for the capital". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Domésticas, o Filme" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  6. ^ Carlini, Paola. ""Domésticas" leva prêmio de melhor filme". Diário de Cuiabá (in Portuguese). Retrieved May 31, 2014.

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