"The emotional entanglements of a set of São Paulo urbanites lie at the center of Roberto Moreira’s pensive second outing. From the director Roberto Moreira comes a drama about the emotional entanglements of a set of São Paulo urbanites living in an apartment building on the bustling Avenida Paulista. Naïve Marina is an aspiring actress who has moved to the city to pursue her dreams. Unsuccessful in her auditions, she meets bisexual Justine, a brazen rocker with whom she begins a fiery yet troublesome liaison. Meanwhile, Marina's roommate, the buttoned-up divorce lawyer Suzana, stumbles upon... a promising courthouse romance, and the maudlin upstairs novelist pines for an unrequited love. Darkly lensed with a somber realism, Paulista chronicles life in a sprawling modern megapolis, but its meaning lies in the intimate moments of heartbreak and longing felt by the central characters. Maria Clara Spinelli's groundbreaking portrayal of the confident Suzana has earned her awards in Brazil, a first for a transgender actress. KS" Quoting the program notes from the 2010 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival ste.
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| Release date: | October 2, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Roberto Moreira |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Geórgia Costa Araújo |
| Editor: | Mirella Martinelli |
| Music by: | Livio Tragtenberg |
| Cinematography: | Marcelo Trotta |
| Screenplay by: | Roberto Moreira, Anna Muylaert |