Through the Window (2000)

Selma, a widowed and retired nurse, lives with Raimundo, her 24-year-old son, in a middle class neighborhood in Sao Paulo. Mother and son are very close. The routine of the family starts being disrupted, when Raimundo changes his behavior. Selma is jealous and fears that her son might have a girlfriend. The fear of losing his affection blinds her to what is coming.

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• World Premiere – 29th International Film Festival Rotterdam – 2000

  produced by A. F. Cinema e Vídeo Ltda.

  coproduced with Anhangabaú Produções Ltda.

  feature film

  fiction

  80 min

  2000




• Laura Cardoso as Selma

  Fransérgio Araujo as Raimundo

  Ana Lúcia Torre as Tomasina

  Leona Cavalli as Simone

  João Acaiabe as Seu Armando

  Antônio Petrin as Seu Freitas

  Débora Duboc as Supermarket manager

  José Rubens Chachá as Farmacy owner

  Márcio Aurélio as Religious man

  Millem Cortaz as Raís friend #1

  Eucir de Souza as Raís friend #2

  Sérgio Módena as Raís friend #3

  Daniela Antonelli as Supermarket cashier

  Jefferson Gerônimo as Pizza delivery guy

• directed by Tata Amaral

  original treatment Jean-Claude Bernardet

  screenplay Jean-Claude Bernardet
                     Fernando Bonassi
                     Tata Amaral

  executive producer Van Fresnot

  production directors Caio Gullane
                                     Fabiano Gullane

  art directors Ana Mara Abreu
                        Clô Azevedo

  sound João Godoy

  cinematography Hugo Kovensky

  editing Idê Lacreta 

  sound editing Eduardo Santos Mendes

  music Lívio Tragtenberg
             Wilson Sukorski

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• 29th International Film Festival Rotterdam – World Premiere and selection to the competitive section of feature films (Tiger Award) – 2000

  22nd Festival Films de Femmes de Créteil – Opening film and selection to the competitive section of feature films (Grand Prix) – 2000

  12th Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse – Opening film – 2000

  4th Festival de Recife – Best Film, Best Actress and Best Screenplay – 2000

  5th Kerala International Film Festival – Special Prize of the Jury – 2000

  Brazilian Film Festival in Miami – Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Actress – 2000

  8th Festival de Cuiabá – Best Actress (Laura Cardoso) – 2000

  Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards – Best Actress (Laura Cardoso) – 2001

  SESC Festival of Best Films of the Year – Best Actress (Laura Cardoso) – 2001

  4th Festival de Cinema e Vídeo de Curitiba – Opening film – 2000

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