Houve Uma Vez Dois Verões (2002)

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writer:

Jorge Furtado (writer)

Release Date:

2002 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A coming of age dramatic comedy dealing with the effect that two "summers" have on the lives of several teenagers...

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Teenager | Brazil | Beach | First Love

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

André Arteche	...	Chico
Ana Maria Mainieri	...	Roza
Pedro Furtado	...	Juca
Júlia Barth	...	Carmem
Victória Mazzini	...	Violeta
Marcelo Aquino	...	Inácio
Janaína Kremer Motta	...	Mulher de Inácio
Yuri Ferreira	...	Irmão de Roza
Álvaro Rosa Costa	...	Taxista
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irene Brietzke	...	Mãe do Inácio (voice)
Cris Broilo	...	Sequência do celular
Renato Campão	...	Sequência do celular
Antônio Carlos Falcão	...	Homem na praia / Garçom
Alice Furtado	...	Jasmim
Julia Furtado	...	Guria do grito 1
João Mello	...	Namorado no flíper
Isabel Mozzillo	...	Guria do grito 2
Nora Prado	...	Sequência do celular
Morena Santos	...	Guria no flíper
Camila Silveira e Silva	...	Guria do grito 3

Also Known As:

Two Summers (International: English title)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Litoral do Estado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Company:

Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Soundtrack:

Calor da Hora

A Delightful Romantic Comedy

Chico (André Arteche) and Juca (Pedro Furtado) are two virgin teenagers and best friends spending their summer vacations in a beach in Rio Grande do Sul (I believe it is Tramandaí). Chico meets Roza (Ana Maria Mainieri) in a game house (Flipperama), they walk on the beach along the night and he loses his virginity with her. Roza vanishes, but some days later, she calls André and tells him that she is pregnant. She asks for about US$ 330.00 for an abortion and André sells his amplifier and gets money from his savings to pay for part of the surgery. Roza disappears again, and when Chico meets her once more, many secrets are disclosed. This romantic comedy is very funny and a good entertainment. The title of this movie is a kind of play on words with `Summer of 42', which is called in Brazil by `Houve Uma Vez Um Verão', which would be `Once It Happened a Summer'. Jorge Furtado story happens between two summers, and is about a young boy who falls in love with a mature woman. Therefore, for Brazilians, there is one more joke in this film, which is its title. Jorge Furtado is also the writer and director of the excellent film `O Homem Que Copiava'. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): `Houve Uma Vez Dois Verões' (`Once It Happened Two Summers')