Bellini and the Sphinx

Bellini and the Sphinx
Bellini and the Sphinx
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roberto Santucci
Written by	Alexandre Plosk
Based on	Bellini e a Esfinge by Tony Bellotto
Produced by	Theodoro Fontes; Tony Bellotto
Starring	Fabio Assunção; Malu Mader; Maristane Dresch
Cinematography	Jacob Solitrenick
Edited by	Roberto Santucci
Music by	Andreas Kisser; Charles Galvin; Eduardo Queiróz; Tony Belloto
Production; companies	Afrodísia Filmes; Banco Rural
Distributed by	Copacabana Filmes
Release dates	2001 (Festival do Rio); March 1, 2002 (theatrical release);
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$1.7–1.9 million
Box office	R$300,000

Bellini and the Sphinx (Portuguese: Bellini e a Esfinge) is 2001 Brazilian crime film directed by Roberto Santucci. Based on Tony Bellotto's homonymous novel, it stars Fabio Assunção as Remo Bellini, a São Paulo-based detective who investigates mysterious murders.^[4]^[5] It premiered at the 2001 Festival do Rio, where it won the award of Best Film.^[6]

It was followed by Bellini and the Devil, also starring Assunção, and directed by .^[7]^[8]

Cast[]

Fábio Assunção as Remo Bellini
Malu Mader as Fátima
Maristane Dresch as Beatriz
Eliana Guttman as Dora Lobo
Paulo Hesse as dr. Rachid Rafidjian
Marcos Damigo as Samuel Rafidjian
Rosaly Papadopol as Sofia Rafidjian
Cláudio Gabriel as Stone
Carlos Meceni as Bóris
Bruno Giordano as Caruso
Maximiliano Ferrantz as Índio (Indian in English)
Neusa Velasco as Gláucia
Jackson Costa as Duílio
Vera Mancini as Ismália

References[]

^ ^a ^b Arantes, Silvana (March 1, 2002). "Policial vai à tela como "filme de clima"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" chega a São Paulo". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 21, 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ "Bellini e a Esfinge" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ Koehler, Robert (August 25, 2002). "Review: 'Bellini and the Sphinx'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ ""Bellini e a Esfinge" vence Festival Rio BR 2001". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. October 9, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
^ "Bellini and the Devil". Brazilian Film & Tv Festival of Toronto. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

External links[]

Bellini and the Sphinx at IMDb

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[folha-1] Arantes, Silvana (March 1, 2002). "Policial vai à tela como "filme de clima"". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[2] ""Bellini e a Esfinge" chega a São Paulo". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 21, 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[3] "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[4] "Bellini e a Esfinge" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[5] Koehler, Robert (August 25, 2002). "Review: 'Bellini and the Sphinx'". Variety. PMC. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[6] ""Bellini e a Esfinge" vence Festival Rio BR 2001". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. October 9, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[7] Miranda, Débora (August 12, 2008). "Fábio Assunção volta ao cinema como detetive perturbado". G1 (in Portuguese). Organizações Globo. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

[8] "Bellini and the Devil". Brazilian Film & Tv Festival of Toronto. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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