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Celia and Rosita
After 18 years in cinema, having worked as assistant director on 31 feature films, Gisella Melo made her directorial debut with “Célia e Rosita”. Using back-projections, Gisella pays tribute to the history of cinema and to the careers of two veteran actresses of the day, Célia Biar and Rosita Thomás Lopes, famous for their roles as Madams in the early days of Brazilian television. A co-production between Fita Gomada Produções and Franco Films.
Genre: Fiction
Language: Portuguese
Duration: 15 min
Format: 35 mm
Year of Release: 2000
Director: Gisella de Mello
Cast: Cleyde Yáconis, Dirce Migliaccio and Dercy Gonçalves. Special participation by Marcelo Serrado. Participation: Carmen Frenzel and Renato Farias
Synopsis:
A nonsensical comedy about the revenge of old age against the 20th Century. Two elderly ladies decide to change their destinies and histories in search of a new lease of life.
Festival Screenings and Awards:
Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematographic Research at the Festival de Cinema, Vídeo e D-Cine de Curitiba, in 2001
Best Art Direction and Adapted Soundtrack at Guarnicê do Maranhão, in 2001
TV Cultura Award - Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo, 2001.
Best Actress (shared by both protagonists) at the 7º Vitória Cine & Vídeo, 2001.
Credits:
Director: Gisella de Mello
Executive Producer: Ailton Franco Jr.
Director of Photography: Paulo Jacinto
Editing & Sound Editing: Virgínia Flores
Script: Bárbara Harrington, Mathilda Kovack and Gisella de Mello
Art Direction: Henrique Mourthé and Bia Junqueira
Costume Design: Cristina Kangussú and Valéria Stefani
Music: Rodrigo Marçal – Cabelo
Sound: Wálter Goulart