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A Dog's Will. A Dog's Will [1] ( Portuguese: O Auto da Compadecida, literally "The Compassionate Woman's Play", the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with ...
Sep 10, 2000 · A Dog's Will: Directed by Guel Arraes. With Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga. Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
Adapting author Ariano Suassuna’s renowned play to the big screen, A Dog’s Will is one of Brazil’s best comedies of recent times. A wild experiment in both storyline and rapid-fire cutting, the film develops its poor-against-the-rich tone through a subtle, exuberantly rich mise en scène.
In the small village of Taperoá, in the arid and remote badlands of the State of Paraíba, João Grilo and Chicó, two very poor Northeasterners, walk down the streets announcing "The Passion of the Christ", the greatest movie of the world. The session is a success, they make a few coins, but the struggle for survival goes on.
Sep 15, 2000 · The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise. Guel Arraes. Ariano Suassuna. João Falcão.
Synopsis. The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise. The edited theatrical version of O Auto da Compadecida.
A Dog's Will. Released Sep 10, 2000 1h 44m Fantasy Comedy Adventure List. Reviews 95% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. Adventure follows two poor souls (Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello) as they ...
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A Dog's Will is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of some other of Suassuna's plays, The Ghost and the Sow and Torture of a Heart.
