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1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Funny & Interesting Feb 19, 2006
This movie is funny and very interesting. It can be a little slow for the "now generation". Each child that is born looks nothing like her husband. The husbands female cousin has smart remarks with each arrival -- priceless. Very real world rural Brazil. I read other reviews focusing on birth control etc., but I found that I was looking forward to the next child to see how the child would look and the reaction around the arrival. If you take life too seriously and trying to look for hidden meanings/agendas -Not for you - Just enjoy it for what it is.....
Life goes on..........
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Terrific plot and acting, wise and warm - a classic! Jan 26, 2006
I never write raves. But this is a very underestimated film. The screenplay is spare and polished. The actors - sublime. Regina Case is amazing in this role. Should have won all kinds of awards. Completely absorbing. Best film I've seen in a long time.
No violence, restrained sex - real life, with somebody you are really rooting for.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Another Brazilian Jewel... Nov 03, 2005
For those who know a little about the wonderful history of cinema in Brazil, this movie arrives with a taste of caipirinha and a very powerful way to show that even in the desert, it is possible to bear fruit. Darlene is a contrast to the environment she lives in. She bears children easily, all natural births, when outside all you see is abandonment, poverty, and the desert. She is also a trademark of brazilian woman: strong, determined, beautiful, creative, and most of all, human.
Walter Sales outdid himself this time, and I am very happy, as a brazilian myself, to see our cinema reaching the grounds of major nations in the world, like America, as a way for others to learn a bit more about other cultures.
2 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Brazilian family values Apr 21, 2005
This story of a libidinous mother (who has apparently never heard of birth control of any kind) living in the Brazilian backwoods presents some of the best and worst of Brazilian cinema. On the one hand: beautiful cinematography, which is no easy feat for a bleak landscape, and authenticity in sets, dialogue and characters. On the other hand: the seemingly obligatory depiction of squalor both physical and moral, and a storyline that only intermittently entertains. Sinto muito, but the film so merece tres estrelas.
1 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 slow moving and boring Jan 22, 2005
I've seen quite a few brazilian flicks. To prove the point at hand, it's just obvious and very slow moving. The plot is not very intriguing.. not what I expected.
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