Woman on Top (2000)
Isabella und Toninho leben ein unbeschwertes, glückliches Leben in einer kleinen Küstenstadt in Brasilien. Isabelle zaubert die besten Speisen in der Küche des gemeinsamen Restaurants, aber ihr Talent bleibt hinter dem großen Ego Toninhos verborgen, der vor der Kundschaft den charmanten Gastgeber mimt. Vor lauter Liebe kann Isabella dennoch mit seinem übertriebenen Selbstbewusstsein leben, solange er über ihr kleines Problem hinwegsieht: Sie leidet unter schrecklicher Seekrankheit. Deshalb muss sie am Steuer sitzen, wenn sie mit dem Auto unterwegs sind. Sie muss Treppen steigen, statt den Fahrstuhl zu benutzen. Sie führt, wenn beide tanzen und wenn sie sich lieben, muss sie oben sein.
Der Regisseur: Fina Torres
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Penélope Cruz as Isabella Oliveira |
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Murilo Benício as Toninho Oliveira |
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Mark Feuerstein as Cliff Lloyd |
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John de Lancie as Alex Reeves |
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Anne Ramsay as TV Director |
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Ana Gasteyer as Claudia Hunter |
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Harold Perrineau as Monica Jones |
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June Carryl as Zeke |
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Bob Greene as Nikos |
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Lázaro Ramos as Max |
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Wagner Moura as Rafi |
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Cléa Simões as Serafina |
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Jonas Bloch as Pierre Laroche |
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Carlos Gregório as Melvin |
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Daniele Suzuki as Yoko |
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Jerry Penacoli as Tom Kelly |
| Directing | Fina Torres | Director |
| Writing | Vera Blasi | Writer |
| Crew | Ashley Cusato | Stunts |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music |
| Camera | Thierry Arbogast | Director of Photography |
| Art | Philippe Chiffre | Production Design |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Line Producer |
| Production | Augusto Casé | Executive Producer |
| Production | Preta Gil | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bronwen Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Paloian | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alan Poul | Producer |
| Production | Leigh Shanta | Line Producer |
| Production | Elisa Tolomelli | Line Producer |
| Production | Fina Torres | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Leslie Jones | Editor |
| Production | Ruy Brito | Casting |
| Production | Alexa L. Fogel | Casting |
| Production | Laura Folger | Casting |
| Art | Alexandre Meyer | Art Direction |
| Art | Monica Rochlin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Tavernier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen LaBaff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Lucia Mattos | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celeste Randall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |