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