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Bela Donna

  • 1998
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
4.1/10
536
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Natasha Henstridge and Eduardo Moscovis in Bela Donna (1998)
DramaRomance

An American couple moves to the Brazilian state of Ceará in 1939, as the husband is looking for oil, but his beautiful wife soon falls in love with a rude fisherman.An American couple moves to the Brazilian state of Ceará in 1939, as the husband is looking for oil, but his beautiful wife soon falls in love with a rude fisherman.An American couple moves to the Brazilian state of Ceará in 1939, as the husband is looking for oil, but his beautiful wife soon falls in love with a rude fisherman.

  • Director
    • Fábio Barreto
  • Writers
    • Amy Ephron
    • Fábio Barreto
    • José Almino
  • Stars
    • Natasha Henstridge
    • Eduardo Moscovis
    • Sophie Ward
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.1/10
    536
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fábio Barreto
    • Writers
      • Amy Ephron
      • Fábio Barreto
      • José Almino
    • Stars
      • Natasha Henstridge
      • Eduardo Moscovis
      • Sophie Ward
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Natasha Henstridge
    Natasha Henstridge
    • Donna
    Eduardo Moscovis
    Eduardo Moscovis
    • Nô
    Sophie Ward
    Sophie Ward
    • Lídia
    Letícia Sabatella
    Letícia Sabatella
    • Benta
    Florinda Bolkan
    Florinda Bolkan
    • Mãe Ana
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Frank
    Guilherme Karam
    Guilherme Karam
    • Silva
    • (as Guilherme Karan)
    Ângelo Antônio
    Ângelo Antônio
    • Tonho
    Odilon Wagner
    Odilon Wagner
    • John
    Jackson Costa
    • Afrânio
    Nildo Parente
    Nildo Parente
    • Padre Jorge
    Arduíno Colassanti
    • Comandante
    Jurandir de Oliveira
    • Juca
    Rita Martins
    • Rita
    Charles Paraventi
    • Dr. Farina
    Domingos de Alcântara
    • Zé Divina
    • (as Domingos Alcântara)
    Fábio Barreto
    Fábio Barreto
    • Governor
    Luisa De Paula Marques
    • Cecilia
    • Director
      • Fábio Barreto
    • Writers
      • Amy Ephron
      • Fábio Barreto
      • José Almino
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    User reviews5

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    3ROSP!

    Vamos Dormir... (Lullaby)

    The movie is a happy lullaby, was made to make us sleep. And that´s what we do, as we dream about the top beautiful Natasha Henstridge. No screenplay, no deep characters, nothing special. So, let´s sleep.
    8guisreis

    Good and underrated adaptation of José Lins do Rêgo's novel Riacho Doce

    Very nice and underrated romantic drama, an adaptation of José Lins do Rêgo's novel Riacho Doce. Beautifully filmed, it shows gorgeous beaches and nature, a cute small town and lovelly old cars, besides quite hot sex scenes between Natasha Henstridge and Du Moscovis. Not all characters are equally developped, but all of them have their issues, even when appearing subtly, in the face expression of the actor or actress who plays a minor character. The II World War is a far away background that locates temporally the story, that could have happened at any time. The movie begins slightly sluggish, but it does improve and becones very engaging. It brings several issues such as infidelity, cultural differences, capitalist greed, new colonialism, mysticism mysoginy, racism and xenophoby, nazism and anti-semitism, abuse of power, many frustrated love interests, simple traditional life, the fetish for emigrating to the big city. A Brazil/USA production, it is spoken both in English and Portuguese, curiously more in the former language tha nin the later, although having just three actors who are not Brazilian.
    jbald

    I want to see it.

    Does anyone know where it is available? If so send message through this excellent database. Some of her earlier films continue to be unreleased, but I keep looking. Besides her beauty, her biggest appeal is her straight forwardness and open attitude.
    fmoji001

    Wow

    I have seen one vidcap of this movie, and I am stunned. Natasha has done some nude/love scenes before, but this one was especially hot! As for the movie itself, I saw a couple parts (not the sexy ones :() of it. Where can I see all of this movie, rent it, or buy it? Please help.
    1vasco

    One of the Worst Movies of All Time

    Director Fabio Barreto got a strange Academy Nominea for his last movie O Quatrilho. Quatrilho is a bad movie, but in Bella Donna, Barreto did one of the Worst movies of All Time. His adaptation of the novel Riacho Doce is ridiculous. Think with me how poor brazilians fishermen speak a perfect english? In the film they do. There isn't a Screenplay, It's only a very long videoclip with a beautiful places and many sex scenes with Moscovis and Henstridge.

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1998 (Brazil)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Прекрасна Донна
    • Filming locations
      • Areia Branca, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
      • Filmes do Equador
      • Consórcio Europa Severiano Ribeiro
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    • Budget
      • $5,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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