Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

[Lulu KC]

I really loved reading Jorge Amado's books when I was in my 20s and recommend them without reservation. This 1976 movie is based on one of my favorites. Starring Sonia Braga, it is a fun story, not without the full range of human emotion. There are comical moments; it's very sensual (all the senses), and gives insight into Brazilian culture. The story takes place in the 1940s in Salvador do Bahia, on the northeastern coast. This is not the touristic version of Brazil.

It's always a little odd watching a movie that I loved in a different part of my life. I see it so differently now, but am glad we watched it. The music is still stuck in my head six days later. It's ultimately a movie about joie de vivre, and I always like more of that in our lives.

We watched it on the Film Movement channel through Amazon Prime (free membership for one week), and it's also on Kanopy and Hoopla.

[ratchiweenie]

1. Loved the book, love Sonja Braga, thanks.

[Stardust Mirror]

2. I also love Jorge Amado's books

but only recently discovered that his earlier books were political and got him exiled from Brazil for years, and when he returned he changed the style of his writing (to be less obviously subversive)

[Lulu KC]

3. I had forgotten that

Thanks for the reminder. It led me to his Wikipedia page, where I learned something that just makes me love him more.

"On October 20th, 2017, a newly-discovered species of frog from Bahia, Phyllodytes amadoi, was named in his honor. The discoverers of this species noted that in addition to living in the same area as the species' type locality, Amado was a lifelong frog enthusiast - over the course of his life, he had acquired a large collection of frog-themed souvenirs from around the world, some of which remain on display at his home in Salvador to this day.[12]"

[flying_wahini]

4. Made in '76 but still a charge to see it.

So nope.

[Lulu KC]

6. Not on Hoopla or Kanopy

If your library provides one of those.

[bif]

5. Saw that at least 40 years ago!

Wow, I'm getting old!