Head Over Heels

2010 1h 36m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 249

Comedy

Synopsis

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After being left by her husband and fired from her work, a workaholic, thirtysomething businesswoman is forced to go through a big change in her life and becomes a partner on a decadent sex shop.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ingrid Guimarães
Alice Segretto
Maria Paula
Marcela
Bruno Garcia
João Luiz Segretto
Denise Weinberg
Marion
Antonio Pedro
Sorriso
Cristina Pereira
Rosa
João Fernandes
Paulo Segretto "Paulinho"
Rodrigo Candelot
Carlos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roberto Santucci
Writers: Paulo Cursino, Marcelo Saback
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "De Pernas pro Ar: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roberto Santucci, shot by Antonio Luiz Mendes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marcelo Moraes 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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Ingrid Guimarães and Maria Paula and Bruno Garcia carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1564916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roberto Santucci directs. Antonio Luiz Mendes behind the camera. Marcelo Moraes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "De Pernas pro Ar: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Roberto Santucci, shot by Antonio Luiz Mendes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Marcelo Moraes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ingrid Guimarães and Maria Paula and Bruno Garcia carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1564916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.