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Gabriela

Gabriela

19835.71h 39m

Overview

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

Directed by Bruno Barreto
Written by Jorge Amado, Flávio R. Tambellini, Bruno Barreto
Produced by Ibrahim Moussa, Harold Nebenzal
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

Gabriela

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Nacib

Antonio Cantafora

Antonio Cantafora

Tonico Bastos

Paulo Goulart

Paulo Goulart

João Fulgêncio

Tania Boscoli

Tania Boscoli

Glória

Nicole Puzzi

Nicole Puzzi

Malvina

Flávio Galvão

Flávio Galvão

Mundinho Falcão

Ricardo Petraglia

Ricardo Petraglia

Prof. Josué

Lutero Luiz

Lutero Luiz

Cel. Manoel das Onças

Jofre Soares

Jofre Soares

Cel. Ramiro Bastos

Themes & Keywords

adulterybased on novel or bookromanceinterracial romancesex comedy1980ssexual discoverybrazilparaty, rio de janeiro, brasil

About Gabriela

Gabriela is a drama, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of adultery, based on novel or book, romance, interracial romance, sex comedy, 1980s. Directed by Bruno Barreto, it stars Sônia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora. In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

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