Overview
In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
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Box office
Grossed $1.3M worldwide
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Based on
Based on the novel Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
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Filming locations
Filmed in Paraty
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Setting
Set in Ilhéus
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Music
Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Carlo Di Palma
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jorge AmadoNovel
- Flávio R. TambelliniScreenplay
- Bruno BarretoScreenplay
- Leopoldo SerranScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 24, 1983
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Revenue
- $1.3M
- Countries
- Brazil
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In the United States
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Cast
Sonia BragaGabriela
Marcello MastroianniNacib
Antonio CantaforaTonico Bastos
Paulo GoulartJoão Fulgêncio
Tania BoscoliGlória
Nicole PuzziMalvina
Flávio GalvãoMundinho Falcão
Ricardo PetragliaProf. Josué
Lutero LuizCel. Manoel das Onças
Jofre SoaresCel. Ramiro Bastos
Sandro SolviattiJagunço chefe
Maurício do ValleCel. Amâncio Leal
Nildo ParenteMaurício Caires
Ivan MesquitaCel. Melk Tavares
Luiz LinharesCel. Jesuíno Mendonça- Emile EddePoeta Argileu
Antonio PedroDoutor
Nelson XavierCapitão
Nuno Leal MaiaEng. Rômulo- Laura VasconcellosAmiga Malvina
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