Woman on Top (2000)
Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.
Director: 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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Danni Suzuki as Yoko |
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Jerry Penacoli as Tom Kelly |
| Directing | Fina Torres | Director |
| Writing | Vera Blasi | Writer |
| Art | Philippe Chiffre | Production Design |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music |
| Camera | Thierry Arbogast | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ashley Cusato | Stunts |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Line Producer |
| Art | Monica Rochlin | Set Decoration |
| Production | Elisa Tolomelli | Line Producer |
| Art | Alexandre Meyer | Art Direction |
| Production | Alan Poul | Producer |
| Production | Ruy Brito | Casting |
| Production | Leigh Shanta | Line Producer |
| Production | Fina Torres | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Leslie Jones | Editor |
| Production | Preta Gil | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexa L. Fogel | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Lucia Mattos | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen LaBaff | Hairstylist |
| Production | Bronwen Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celeste Randall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Laura Folger | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Production | Augusto Casé | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Paloian | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Tavernier | Costume Design |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |