Beto Rockfeller

Very funny, with great cinematography, edition and soundtrack, and a story of absurd situations. Worth watching. Luis Gustavo has an awesome performance as the scoundrel Beto Rockefeller. A good quality comedy from Brazil, adapted from an extremely successful soap opera from previous year.

"Beto Rockefeller" is based in a revolutionary Brazilian soap opera from the 60s. Shows the adventures of a poor smart guy who always manages to live between the riches and famous. Luis Gustavo (Beto) is a terrific actor, one of our best. The film brings us sweet memories from the 70s. I enjoy this little piece of innocence much more than recent Brazilian cinema, with all Populism and demagoguery.

You must forgive everybody, from the writer and the director, to all the people involved in this naif movie, made with lots of love, joy and friendship. But with no previous experience and no money.

I write this comment just as a love poem to my current wife, Maria Amélia (since 1970) who made part of the background characters, and we get together by this time on. I doubt that you can see this movie, even if you remotely wanted to. But in this odd case please let me know and may be I got a domestic copy for you. Those 70's!!! PS. Maria Amelia is great in her five seconds!