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 |
| Writing | Vera Blasi | Writer |
| Directing | Fina Torres | Director |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Music |
| Camera | Thierry Arbogast | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ashley Cusato | Stunts |
| Art | Philippe Chiffre | Production Design |
| Production | Caique Martins Ferreira | Line Producer |
| Production | Alan Poul | Producer |
| Production | Fina Torres | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Leslie Jones | Editor |
| Production | Ruy Brito | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Tavernier | Costume Design |
| Production | Laura Folger | Casting |
| Production | Augusto Casé | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bronwen Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Childers | Hairstylist |
| Production | Nancy Paloian | Co-Producer |
| Art | Monica Rochlin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen LaBaff | Hairstylist |
| Production | Leigh Shanta | Line Producer |
| Production | Preta Gil | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexa L. Fogel | Casting |
| Production | Elisa Tolomelli | Line Producer |
| Art | Alexandre Meyer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celeste Randall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Lucia Mattos | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Luis Bacalov | Original Music Composer |