Love Strange Love | |
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Directed by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
Produced by | Anibal Massaini Neto |
Written by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
Starring | Vera Fischer Tarcísio Meira Xuxa Meneghel |
Music by | Rogério Duprat |
Cinematography | Antonio Meliande |
Edited by | Eder Mazzini |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date | |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Love Strange Love[2][3] (Portuguese: Amor Estranho Amor) is a 1982 Brazilian eroticcrimedrama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film stars Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira and Xuxa Meneghel. Fischer won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Festival de Brasília as well as the Air France Award.[1][4]
Synopsis[edit]
The story involves an adult man's recollection of a short period of his life in 1937. That year, on the eve of a key political change in Brazil, a 12-year-old boy is sent to live in a bordello. The bordello's owner, the favorite woman of an important politician, is also the child's mother. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
Cast[edit]
- Vera Fischer as Anna
- Tarcísio Meira as Dr. Osmar
- Xuxa Meneghel as Tamara
- Íris Bruzzi as Laura
- Walter Forster as Hugo (Adult)
- Marcelo Ribeiro as Hugo (Child)
- Mauro Mendonça as Dr. Benicio
Reception[edit]
In the criticism of the website Filmes do Chico, it is stated that 'because it was associated with Xuxa as a pedophile, the film gained a fame that does not correspond to the material it offers.' Like all of Khouri's films, Amor, Estranho Amor has many sex scenes, a lot of free nudity, but, putting the drops on the is, it's a good movie.'[5]
Controversy[edit]
Love Strange Love caused some controversy due to the participation of Xuxa in the cast. In an interview, Xuxa explained that she was between 17 and 19 years old when the film was made. In another interview Xuxa comments that the film was made in 1979.[6] Her character has sexual relations with a boy of 12 years, interpreted by the actor Marcelo Ribeiro.[7] As in the contract there was no release of the image for video, Xuxa, through a judicial injunction, ordered to collect all the original tapes of stores and stores of the country, nevertheless 4,000 copies were sold before the Justice to distribute its distribution, being, therefore, many pirate copies continued circulating, making of the film a true legend among people who did not know the work.[8]
The video of Love Strange Love has its marketing and distribution prohibited in the country. However, the film was released on DVD in the United States in 2005 and can be purchased by any Brazilian on foreign import sites. The US producer did not sell the rights to Xuxa, who filed a lawsuit in the US in 1993, but lost. In 2006, Marcelo Ribeiro was found at 39 and gave several interviews, and also published a book on how everything happened at the time, including conversations behind the scenes with the actress.
In 2007, taking advantage of its momentary popularity, it made a pornographic film. In 2007, Marcelo Ribeiro, then at age 40, gives an interview where he comments on the film's controversy.[9] In 2007, the entire film became available in 5 parts and uncut. No legal action has yet been taken on the case. In 2011, producer Anibal Massaine fights in justice in the attempt to commercialize the film, taking advantage of the fame of the artist.[10] In 2014, Xuxa lost a lawsuit it filed against Google to create a filter in order to eliminate results related to the movie in its search engine.[11] Xuxa filed an appeal against that decision but had, in 2017, the appeal denied.[12]
Awards[edit]
Awards | ||||
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Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
1982 | Candango Trophy | Best Actress | Vera Fischer | Won |
Air France | Best Actress | Vera Fischer | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Amor Estranho Amor' (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^Miller, Rick (January 13, 1993). 'She's Coming To America'. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^Love Strange Love at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^'Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro - Os Vencedores do Festival' (in Portuguese). Secretaria de Estado de Cultura. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^'Amor, Estranho Amor'. filmesdochico.uol.com.br. November 16, 2009.
- ^'Xuxa fala abertamente sobre Amor Estranho Amor e revistas em que posou nua'. Youtube. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^Campos, Jesse. 'Xuxa Precisa Chorar'. Bragança Jornal. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^Elizabeth Orsini. 'O vídeo polêmico de Xuxa'. Jornal do Brasil. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^'Após 25 anos, 'menino' que fez filme erótico com Xuxa prepara livro; leia entrevista'. Folha.com.br. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^Campos, Jesse. 'Crônica de um estranho amor'. Folha.com.br. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^Arthur Eduardo Magalhaes Ferreira. 'Sentença'(PDF). TJ-RJ. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^'Xuxa perde recurso contra Google para remover buscas sobre filme erótico'. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
External links[edit]
- Amor Estranho Amor on IMDb
This stylish movie of Walter Hugo Khouri has a beautiful photography and a nice coming of age story of lost of innocence with the first sexual experience of a boy through the memories of an old man. However, it is also very ironical that the whore who seduced Hugo is nowadays one of the most famous Brazilian pop-star. In the 80's, Xuxa became famous posing nude for male magazines (such as 'Ele & Ela' and 'Playboy'). Then, after an affair with the black soccer player Pelé, she became the host of a show for children in Manchete TV. She was very successful in her new career, and became a symbol for the children. Inclusive she has shows in some American Cable TV. Then, in accordance with the rumors and the urban legends, she would have gone to the court, bought the rights of this film and most of the copies available in the market and this movie became forbidden for Brazilians. The fact is that my VHS is very rare, and if it is true, I regret the lack of opportunity for the new generations of cinema lovers, who probably will not have the chance to watch this film. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): 'Amor Estranho Amor' ('Love Strange Love')
Note: On 08 May 2010, the Cinearte Filmes unsuccessfully tried to distribute this film. Therefore it is true that Xuxa has forbidden the distribution of 'Amor Estranho Amor' trying to hide the truth about her origins.
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While some may cringe at the subject matter, I believe it was treated with sensitivity and respect. Would only that my initiation into adulthood was with such love. I am thankful I have been able to pass on the wonder and amazement of discovering Love, Strange Love to some. Being the first love of another is a special gift.
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The film is told in flashback as a fifty-something man remembers a brief period during WWII where he came to visit an upscale brothel managed by his mother. As political intrigue swirls both inside and outside the brothel, the twelve-year-old protagonist is seduced by no less than three of the prostitutes. The serious historical intrigue notwithstanding, it's very hard to buy (even in Brazil)that adult women working daily in the sex trade could not resist bedding a boy whose testicles probably haven't dropped yet. Obviously, the sex scenes between the nude adult women and the partially nude adolescent boy were (and still would be) considered controversial, but I think this movie is much less guilty of exploiting the adolescent male body than it is of exploiting the adolescent male fantasies that most adult males still vividly recall. (Besides if you're really looking at the twelve-year-old actor in the presence of all these voluptuous Brazilian women, I think it says a lot more about you than it does the movie).
As other reviews have mentioned, one of the prostitutes here is played Xuxa Menghel who went on to become a pretty big celebrity singer (and kiddie TV host!) in Brazil. She may indeed be the reason this rattling skeleton in her closet does not seemingly exist in any version with its native language. Still, she is undeniably sexy whether stripping out of a ridiculous bear costume or rubbing her naked self against the barely pubescent protagonist. She and some of the other women (including 'pornochchada' regular Vanessa Alves)are really the only thing this overly serious, and at the same time, laughably ridiculous movie really has going for it.
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Mom locks her son in the mansion (which makes Versailles look like a shack) attic to keep him out of trouble until he leaves in the morning. Predictably this is not successful. The many prostitutes take every opportunity to try and seduce the boy. The most successful is Xuxa Meneghel. Yes Xuxa, the clothing optional blonde bombshell children's television hostess! This film is generally classified among the erotic Nazi exploitation films simply because it takes place in the 1930s. This was most likely the intention of the studio simply to fit into a category and attract an audience. However this film has as much to do with the Third Reich as 'Pearl Harbor' actually had to do with Pearl Harbor.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Although Xuxa gets the closest to deflowering the 12 year old, they are constantly interrupted by his mother whom wants him all to herself! And GETS HIM! Imagine the frustration! You're just about to get deflowered by Xuxa but your mom keeps walking in!
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especially the director's obsession with blue eyes staring out of frozen faces in closeup is getting pretty annoying after some time. cut out all these 'blue eyes staring' scenes and the length would probably get down to about 1.5 hours (instead of the actual 2 hours), making it more bearable.
also most of the dialogs are just unsatisfying and simple.
not being from brasil I don't get the point about xuxa, but her beauty and nakedness (together vera fischer and with all the other nude girls) at least accounts for a few points in my rating.
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I'ts shocking and outrageous that a film director should require a 12 year old child actor to take part in sex scenes.If this film had been made in Britain,instead of in Brazil with it's soft laws on child abuse,there would have been criminal charges.Sex between adults and children is perverted.I'ts unnatural.
Quite who the target audience for this film is I don't know.It would appeal to paedophiles,never mind those who consider it 'art'.There is nothing 'tender' or 'romantic' about child abuse.I'm amazed that this sick film is now available,uncut, in Britain;it gives the green light to child pornographers because they can point to it and say 'hey,look!,soft child porn is acceptable,why not hard core?'
I don't usually believe in film censorship,but this film should be banned in Britain.
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Where do I start?? Oh yea why is this film around. I was completely floored at the ending. This twelve year old is in a sex scene with a grown woman..two different times! In those scenes that child was a grope away from this being child porn. Even the implication of such things like when he wet down he stomach and you see a big smile on her face..c'mon we all know what that means is wrong. This is abuse pure and simple.
What floors me more than that is the fact that people seem to think this is OK. Saying ' Oh its art'. You can defecate in a dixe cup and someone will call it art that couldn't be motr true than here. Anyone who OK with this kind of thing..get help please. Also the whole XuXa thing. if I did this film I would try and stop it as well. She really should be ashamed of her self. the fact that she is a children's entertainer now seems real messed up.
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Strange Frame: Love & Sax, full movie - Full movie 2012. You can watch Strange Frame: Love & Sax online on video-on-demand services (Netflix, HBO Now), pay-TV or movie theatres with original audio in English. This movie has been premiered in Australian HD theatres in 2012 (Movies 2012). The DVD (HD) and Blu-Ray (Full HD) edition of full movie was sold some time after its official release in theatres of Sydney.
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Movie directed by G.B. Hajim. | G Film rated apt for all ages. |
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Animation, Science fiction | May 3, 2014 | 98 min full movie online HD (English). |
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Produced by Ric Warren, G.B. Hajim, Sue Bierman and Jake Bierman.
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Screenplay written by Julia Ransom, Shelley Doty, Peter Watts and G.B. Hajim.
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