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:
Eduardo Benain, Sérgio Bianchi, Sabina Anzuategui, Newton Cannito.
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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 | Eduardo Benain | Screenplay |
| Crew | Marcelo Corpanni | Cinematography |
| Production | Paulo Galvão | Producer |
| Production | Luiz Alberto Pereira | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Paulo Sacramento | Editor |
| Writing | Sérgio Bianchi | Screenplay |
| Production | Sérgio Bianchi | Producer |
| Writing | Sabina Anzuategui | Screenplay |
| Writing | Newton Cannito | Screenplay |
| Production | Patrick Leblanc | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wellington Pingo | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Guimarães | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ana Chiarini | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Criss Ghattas | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doel Sauerbronn | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Gustavo Pinheiro | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Parizotti | Costume Design |
| Production | Patricia Faria | Casting |
| Production | Wellington Pingo | Production Manager |
| Directing | Mauricio Osaki | Assistant Director |
| Art | Renata Tessari | Art Direction |
| Production | Maria Inês Landgrais | Production Manager |
| Production | Rita Fernandes | Casting |
| Production | Marçal Souza | Production Manager |
| Directing | Thiago Villas Boas | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Maria Farkas | Assistant Director |
| Production | Cassia Guindo | Casting |
| Sound | Mauricio Pascuet Pregnolatto | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Fernando Henna | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Helena Duarte | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Digital Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ailton Piuí | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Louis Robin | Sound |
| Editing | Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay | Online Editor |
| Sound | Ricardo Reis | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Armando Torres Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Mariano | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Rogério Marinho | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Daniel Turini | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Geraldo Ribeiro | Sound |
| Lighting | Eduardo Fressato Spuldaro | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Lilian Stock Bonzi | Digital Effects Producer |
| Camera | Weber José 'Cabelo' da Silva Cunha | Grip |
| Production | Paulo Sakopniak | Assistant Location Manager |
| Camera | Rubens Arantes | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Fábio Fatorelli | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Vera Hamburger | Set Designer |