Main Cast: Sonia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Nelson Xavier
Release Year: 1983
Country: IT/BR
Run Time: 102 minutes
Plot
Gabriela was based on Jorge Armado's novel Gabriela, Clove and Cinammon, which also served as the source of a typically steamy Brazilian TV soap opera. Set in 1925 (when the novel was first published), the film stars Marcello Mastrioanni as Nacib, a bartender in the Bahian village of Parati. When a drought descends upon the surrounding countryside, slovenly-but-sexy Gabriela (Sonja Braga) wanders into Parati with some friends and relatives. Immediately entranced by Gabriela's earthy sensuality, Nacib hires her as a cook and potential lover. Jealous of the attentions paid to Gabriela by the local menfolk, Nacib decides to marry her, then orders her to dress and behave in a more prudish fashion. But Gabriela can't help straying sexually, and as consequence it is Nacib who is forced to undergo the film's major character transformation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Fernando Ramos Da Silva - Tuisca; Nicole Puzzi - Malvina; Tania Boscoli - Gloria; Jofre Soares - Ramiro; Paulo Pilla - Prince; Ricardo Petraglia - Prof. Josue; Zeni Pereira - Dona Arminda; Flavio Galvao - Mundinho; Divana Brandao - Bataclete 1; Chico Diaz - Chico Moleza; Mauricio do Valle - Col. Amancio Leal; Claudia Gimenez - Dona Olga; Nuno Leal Maia - Romulo, the Engineer; Ivan Mesquita - Col. Melk Tavares; Nildo Parente - Mauricio Caires; Miriam Pires - Mae De Malvina; Marcos Vinicius - Fagundes; Lutero Luiz - Manoel das Oncas; Sandro Soviatt - Head Gunman; Mario Jurado - Journalist
Credit
Bruno Barreto - Director, Emmanuelle Castro - Editor, Gal Costa - Composer (Music Score), Antonio Carlos Jobim - Composer (Music Score), Giuseppe Banchelli - Makeup, Guilherme Pereira - Makeup, Carlo Di Palma - Cinematographer, Ibrahim Moussa - Producer, Harold Nebenzal - Producer, Jean-Claude Laureux - Sound/Sound Designer, Bruno Barreto - Screenwriter, Leopoldo Serran - Screenwriter, Flavio R. Tambellini - Screenwriter, Jorge Amado - Book Author
