What Is It Worth? (2005)
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Director:
Sérgio Bianchi
Writers:
Sérgio Bianchi, Newton Cannito, Eduardo Benain, Sabina Anzuategui.
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Danton Mello as Hector |
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Leona Cavalli as Clara |
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Lázaro Ramos as Dido |
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Caio Blat as Bira |
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Sílvio Guindane as Candinho |
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Zezé Motta as Joana Maria da Conceição |
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Marcélia Cartaxo as Adélia |
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Caco Ciocler as Ricardo Pedrosa |
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Joana Fomm as Maria Amélia |
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Herson Capri as Marco Aurélio Silveira |
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Ana Lúcia Torre as Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia |
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Antônio Abujamra as Manoel Fernandes |
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Ênio Gonçalves as Dom Elísio |
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Bárbara Paz as |
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Ana Carbatti as Arminda |
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Cláudia Mello as Mônica Silveira |
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Miriam Pires as Judite |
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Umberto Magnani as Figueiras |
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José Rubens Chachá as Delegado Batista |
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Lena Roque as Lurdes |
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Ariclê Perez as Marta Figueredo |
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Odelair Rodrigues as Lucrécia |
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Leonardo Medeiros as Amigo |
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Emílio de Mello as Luciano |
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Raul Barretto as Guru |
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Petrônio Gontijo as Mestre de Cerimônias |
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Lui Strassburger as Walter Haman |
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Ney Piacentini as Apresentador |
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Norival Rizzo as Jarbas |
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Antônio Petrin as Senhor |
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Ângela Dip as Vera |
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Clara Carvalho as Mulher no Restaurante |
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Noemi Marinho as Professora |
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Emilio Pitta as Bernadino Francisco de Sena |
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Adolfo Costa as Sebastião Soares |
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Milton Gonçalves as |
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Taty Godoi as Mulher do povo |
| Writing | Machado de Assis | Original Story |
| Directing | Sérgio Bianchi | Director |
| Writing | Sérgio Bianchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Newton Cannito | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eduardo Benain | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sabina Anzuategui | Screenplay |
| Production | Sérgio Bianchi | Producer |
| Production | Paulo Galvão | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Leblanc | Executive Producer |
| Production | Luiz Alberto Pereira | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wellington Pingo | Line Producer |
| Editing | Paulo Sacramento | Editor |
| Crew | Marcelo Corpanni | Cinematography |
| Production | Patricia Faria | Casting |
| Production | Rita Fernandes | Casting |
| Production | Cassia Guindo | Casting |
| Art | Renata Tessari | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Guimarães | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Parizotti | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doel Sauerbronn | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Criss Ghattas | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Maria Inês Landgrais | Production Manager |
| Production | Wellington Pingo | Production Manager |
| Production | Marçal Souza | Production Manager |
| Directing | Maria Farkas | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mauricio Osaki | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thiago Villas Boas | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gustavo Pinheiro | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Ana Chiarini | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Helena Duarte | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Fernando Henna | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mauricio Pascuet Pregnolatto | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ricardo Reis | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Geraldo Ribeiro | Sound |
| Sound | Louis Robin | Sound |
| Sound | Daniel Turini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Armando Torres Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Online Editor |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Digital Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Mariano | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Rogério Marinho | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Ailton Piuí | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Lilian Stock Bonzi | Digital Effects Producer |
| Camera | Rubens Arantes | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Weber José 'Cabelo' da Silva Cunha | Grip |
| Lighting | Eduardo Fressato Spuldaro | Electrician |
| Editing | Fábio Fatorelli | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Paulo Sakopniak | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Vera Hamburger | Set Designer |