Diary of a New World (2005)
In 1752, a ship arrives in Brazil, bringing doctor and writer Gaspar de Fróes. He keeps a diary about the dangerous trip, the diseases and hunger aboard, his impressions of the new country, and the political struggle between the crowns of Castela and Portugal. In Brazil, he is going to fall in love with the wife of a Portuguese officer.
Director:
Paulo Nascimento
Writer:
Pedro Zimmermann
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Edson Celulari as Gaspar de Fróes |
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Daniela Escobar as Dona Maria |
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Rogério Samora as Tenente Covas |
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Jean Pierre Noher as Don Pedro Caballos |
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Nicola Siri as Alessandro Spínola |
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Zé Victor Castiel as Manuel Escudeiro |
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Gonzalo Durán as Padre Moralles |
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Marcos Paulo as Capitão Eleutério |
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Marcelo Aquino as Aguiar |
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Felipe Kannenberg as Coronel Osório |
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Ney Matogrosso as Gaspar's Vision |
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José Eduardo as General Gomes Freire |
| Directing | Paulo Nascimento | Director |
| Production | Beto Rodrigues | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jorge Valencia | Editor |
| Production | Pepi Gonçalvez | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leonel Vieira | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Duca Leindecker | Music |
| Production | Aleteia Selnok | Producer |
| Production | Paulo Troncoso | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Leonardo Rosales | Sound |
| Writing | Pedro Zimmermann | Screenplay |
| Art | Voltaire Danckwardt | Art Direction |
| Production | Horacio Grinberg | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Renato Falcão | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Campos | Costume Design |