''I Love You'' () is a 1981 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Arnaldo Jabor Arnaldo Jabor (12 December 1940 – 15 February 2022) was a Brazilian film director and producer, screenwriter, writer, journalist and political pundit for Brazilian television network Rede Globo. Biography He was of Jewish Lebanese descent an ...

. It was shot along the

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: ''Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas'') is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea wate ...

Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro Lagoa ( English: ''Lagoon'') is an affluent residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighborhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea, Jardim Botânico, and Humaitá. ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusua ...

section at the

1981 Cannes Film Festival The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. French filmmaker Jacques Deray served as jury president for the main competition. Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for the film '' Man ...

Plot

Maria (

Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ...

) and Paulo ( Pereio) are a couple who use each other to satisfy their sexual desires and to avoid their loneliness. However, they are not at all in love. Over time as their relationship continues, Maria and Paulo begin to realize that they are in fact falling for each other.

Cast

Sônia Braga Sônia Maria Campos Braga (; born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in ''Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 film), Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) a ...

as Maria *

Paulo César Pereio Paulo César de Campos Velho, better known as Paulo César Pereio (19 October 1940 – 12 May 2024), was a Brazilian actor. Activism Pereio was known for being an ardent atheist and communist who was heavily opposed to the statue of Christ the ...

as Paulo * Vera Fischer as Barbara Bergman *

Tarcísio Meira Tarcísio Pereira de Magalhães Sobrinho (5 October 1935 – 12 August 2021), known professionally as Tarcísio Meira, was a Brazilian actor. He was one of the first actors to work for TV Globo. He was born in São Paulo and was the longtime ...

as Ulisses *

Regina Casé Regina Maria Barreto Casé OMC (born 25 February 1954) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer, and television presenter. Career In 1974, Casé, together with Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Jorge Alberto Soares, Luiz Arthur Peixoto e ...

Maria Lúcia Dahl Maria Lúcia Dahl (20 July 1941 – 16 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress. Filmography *' (1965) *' (1966) *' (1967) *' (1967) *''The Brave Warrior ''The Brave Warrior'' () is a 1968 Brazilian drama film directed by Gustavo Dahl. The director ...

Maria Sílvia Maria Sílvia Correa Moreira Menezes Aguiar (February 16, 1944 – July 26, 2009) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress. Sílvia was already a well established film and theater actress by the time she made her television acting debut ...

Awards and nominations

Festival de Gramado The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...

*Won, "Best Actress" - ''Sônia Braga'' *Won, "Best Cinematography" - ''Murilo Salles'' *Won, "Best Production Design" - ''Marcos Weinstock'' *Won, "Best Sound" *Nominated, "Best Film" - ''Arnaldo Jabor'' São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards *Won, "Best Cinematography" - ''Murilo Salles'' *Won, "Best Director" - ''Arnaldo Jabor''

References

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* 1981 films 1981 romantic drama films 1980s erotic drama films 1980s Portuguese-language films Atlantic Entertainment Group films Brazilian romantic drama films Brazilian erotic drama films Films directed by Arnaldo Jabor Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city) 1980s Brazilian films {{1980s-Brazil-film-stub