''Por Trás do Pano'' is a 1999 Brazilian

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directed by Luiz Villaça. It stars

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, Pedro Cardoso,

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and

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. The plot follows the story of Helena (Fraga), an insecure actress who is married to Marcos (Cardoso), as she receives an invitation to perform in a play alongside the famous actor Sérgio (Melo), who lives a conjugal crisis with his wife Laís (Orth) due to his involvement with his former wife Alexandra (Góes). The filming took place in 1998 in the Municipal Theatre of the city of

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, in the state of

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Cast

as Helena * Pedro Cardoso as Marcos *

as Sérgio *

as Alexandra *

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as Laís *Gianni Ratto as Seu José *

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as Helô *

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as Tony *

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as Puck

Reception

''Por Trás do Pano'' grossed R$118,411 and was watched by 22,109 people in the 7 Brazilian theaters in which it was released. It was nominated for four

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: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actress, and Denise Fraga was awarded for Best Actress at the

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. At the 27th

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, it received the Popular Jury's Choice of Best Brazilian Film, and Best Actress (Fraga). It was awarded at the 7th Festival de Cinema de Cuiabá for Best Editing (Idê Lacreta), Best Actor (Luís Melo), and Best Actress (Fraga), and at the 10th Festival de Cinema de Natal for Best Screenplay. Fraga also won Best Actress at the 21st

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, and at the Miami Hispanic Film Festival.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Por Tras do Pano 1999 films 1999 comedy-drama films Brazilian comedy-drama films Films about actors Films shot in São Paulo (state) 1990s Portuguese-language films 1990s Brazilian films Portuguese-language comedy-drama films