The Body

"What everyone does in secret, I do in the open."

1991 1h 17m PT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.

“What everyone does in secret, I do in the open.”

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Cast

Antônio Fagundes
Xavier
Marieta Severo
Carmem
Cláudia Jimenez
Bia
Sérgio Mamberti
Police Chief
Maria Alice Vergueiro
Police Chief's Wife
Ricardo Pettine
Lala Deheinzelin
Carla Camurati
Monique

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Antônio Garcia
Writers: Clarice Lispector, Alfredo Oroz, Carla Camurati
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Antônio Garcia, shot by Antonio Meliande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eder Mazzini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Antônio Fagundes and Marieta Severo and Cláudia Jimenez carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What everyone does in secret, I do in the open.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Antônio Garcia directs. Antonio Meliande behind the camera. Eder Mazzini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by José Antônio Garcia, shot by Antonio Meliande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Eder Mazzini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Antônio Fagundes and Marieta Severo and Cláudia Jimenez carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What everyone does in secret, I do in the open.".
7IMDB entry: tt0104011 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.