Os Normais: O Filme

"Find out how it all started"

2003 1h 33m PT

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6.9

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6.8

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 155★6.8IMDB · 2,892

Comedy

Synopsis

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The film shows the day when Rui and Vani first met. It was at their wedding (with other partners). Vani was going to marry Sérgio, and Rui would marry Marta in the same church, following Vani's marriage. While waiting for the ceremony, they begin to talk. Complications ensue.

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Cast

Fernanda Torres
Vani
Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Rui
Marisa Orth
Martha
Evandro Mesquita
Sérgio
Emilio Pitta
Padre Alencar
Tutuca
Pai de Martha
Lupe Gigliotti
Mãe de Sérgio
Fabiana Gugli
Magricela

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: José Alvarenga Jr.
Writers: Alexandre Machado, Fernanda Young
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Os Normais Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by José Alvarenga Jr., shot by Tuca Moraes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Fernanda Torres and Luiz Fernando Guimarães and Marisa Orth carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Find out how it all started".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0351459 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

José Alvarenga Jr. directs. Tuca Moraes behind the camera. Paulo Henrique Farias cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Part of the "Os Normais Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by José Alvarenga Jr., shot by Tuca Moraes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Paulo Henrique Farias shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fernanda Torres and Luiz Fernando Guimarães and Marisa Orth carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Find out how it all started".
7IMDB entry: tt0351459 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tuca Moraes
Editing: Paulo Henrique Farias
Costume design: Lessa de Lacerda
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: PT
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: Os Normais: O Filme (2003)
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 2,892 votes

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Part of

Os Normais Collection

"Os Normais" is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. The sitcom was adapted in 2003 into a film titled "Os Normais - O Filme", which received the sequel "Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas" in 2009.