主演：DomingosdeOliveira/PriscillaRozenbaeee
导演：DomingosdeOliveira
语言：葡萄牙语
地区:巴西
编剧：DomingosdeOliveira
类型：剧情
上映时间：2005-09-25
别名：Careers
用户标签：南美,巴西,社会写实
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imdb编号：tt0477159
"Carreiras"inPortuguesecanmeanlinesofcoke,rush,orcareers.Allthreeofthesecomponentsarecombinedinthisfilmtodrivethemaincharacter,afortysomethingJewish-BrazilianTVanchorwoman.
ThelatteriswonderfullyplayedbyPriscillaRozenbaum,inarolewhichwonherinAugust2005hersecond'Kikito'(BestActressAwardattheGramadoFilmFestival).Sheonceagaincollaboratesherewithhusband,writeranddirector,theveteranDomingosDeOliveira.
Theyhaveworkedtogetherinabout4filmssince1998,followingorduringaverysuccessfulstagecareerinRio.OliveirahasbeenamajorplayerinBrazil'sfilm,theater,andTVindustrysincethe1960s.
ManypeopleherecompareOliveira'scinema(andhisdoublepersonalprofessionalrelationshipswithyoungerwives)toWoodyAllen's.Afterall,OliveiraalwayssetshisfilmsinthesamesocialmilieuinRio(asAllendoeswithManhattan'sWestSide),withPriscillaasOliveira'sMiaFarrow,withWoodyAllen'smouth.ComparedtoMia,well,Priscillaisalsoblond,about20yearsyoungerthanDeOliveira,andsuperblyinterpretsOliveira'sneurotic,analyst-addictedcharacters,writtenjustforher.
ThisfilmisbasicallyamonologueaboutanagingTVanchorjournalist,notonlytryingtoholdontohercareer,butobsessedwithadvancinginherfield.Thoughatherage,manyfemaleTVanchorsareretiredinBrazil'syoungandbeautifulimage-drivenmedia,sheisstilloutthere,fueledoncokeandScotch.Infact,she'salreadybeenrelegatedtoamerenewscasteronthegraveyardshiftofalocal24hoursnewscablestationwhenthefilmbegins;butshewantsheroldtopanchorjobback,andmore.
SetinRio'sjournalisticworld,butmorebroadlyinitscontemporary,'globalized'corporateworld,Rozenbaum'smulti-facetedcharacterfacesmanychallengesandsituations.Theseincludeaging,theroleofwomeninthecorporateworld,theincredibledifferencebetweentherichandthepoorinRio,cocaine-addictionandalcoholism.Shedealswithaneclecticbunchoflocalcharacters,fromCEO'stointellectuals,gays,drugdealersanddishonestyoungstudsaftersuccessfulolderwomen.
Thecharacters,however,arepresentedmostlyinhermonologues,thoughtheyappearonscreenandhaveafewlines.They'reonenoughtomakeyoufeelyouknowthemmorethanyoureallydo,justasinthefilm,themaincharacterseemsnottoknowothersaswellasshethinksshedoes.Afterall,mostofhercontactwiththemisonhercellphone24hoursadaywhilesnorting'carreira'after'carreira'ofcoke,withherScotchchasers.
Theseothercharacters,Rozenbaum'sperformanceandwittyscreenplay,plustheconstantchangesinscenery(andan80minuteorsoduration)ensurethatthisisnomonotonousfilm.Bewarned,themaincharacterissowiredoncokeandsodeterminedtocontinuehercareerthatshehardlygivesanyoneachancetospeak.But,she'samazing.
Mostofthelinesmaybephonemonologues.But,Rozenbaum'sperformance,beyondthepicture'sfinescriptandappropriatelyhecticdirection,deliversafilmwhichdoesnotcomeoffasamonologue,whichiswhatitreallyis.
Makenotethatthisisaverylowbudgetfilm,paidforbytheOlivera-Rozenbaumcouplethemselves,onceagainshootingintheirownapartmentsandatfriend'sbookstores,andother"free"locales,to'free'themselvesfromanydemandsfromsponsorsorinvestors,astheymadeclearpriortothepremierinRiolastmonth.Theyaretobecongratulatedforanotherfunny,offbeat,uniqueBrazilianfilm,plusforanotherrelevant,verycurrent(andfunny)scriptbyDeOliveira,andatourDeforceperformancebyMs.Rozenbaum.