‘Malu’ Review: Superbly Acted Brazilian Drama Traces Tumultuous Mother-Daughter Relationships

Anna Marie de la Fuente Top Brazilian titles at the Berlin Festival and EFM: “Betânia,” (Marcelo Botta) Botta’s feature debut, produced by Salvatore Filmes, associate produced by Ventre Studio, selected for Berlin’s Panorama. Set in stunning but barren Brazilian sand dunes, Betânia, 65, rebuilds amid global collapse. After losing her husband to a salty diet common in electricity-deprived areas, she seeks solace in a new village, cherishing its traditions.

EXCLUSIVE: France TV Distribution has posted new deals for French director Delphine Deloget’s custody battle drama All To Play For (Rien à perdre) starring Virgine Efira.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italy’s Fandango Sales has taken global distribution rights outside Italy to Carlo Sironi’s coming-of-age drama “My Summer With Irène,” which will premiere in the Berlin Film Festival‘s Generation section. Sironi, whose first feature “Sole” made a splash on the international fest circuit, is back with this relationship drama starring rising French indie star Noée Abita (“Slalom”) and Maria Camilla Barandenburg (“Slam Italia”) playing two 17-year-olds named Clara and Irène who both have health issues.

Michelle Yeoh is getting back in the action business. The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star is lead “The Mother,” the latest turn behind the camera from French actor-director Melanie Laurent. The movie is based on the screenplay by P.G.

Alison Herman TV Critic World War II is well-worn territory for prestige TV, but at first blush, “The New Look” has a novel way in. The Apple TV+ drama, created by Todd A.

Marta Balaga Beta Film has sold Starlight Media and Gaumont Ukrainian war drama “In Her Car” to NHK Japan, Czech Republic, Latvia and Slovakia. Further negotiations are underway. Created by Eugen Tunick – who directs alongside Arkadii Nepytaliuk – and backed by ZDF, France Télévisions and all Nordic public broadcasters, and “In Her Car” sees therapist Lydia (Anastasia Karpenko) trying to divorce her husband.

Naman Ramachandran Film and TV studio Fifth Season has secured international distribution rights to “Monsieur Spade,” the crime drama series starring and executive produced by Clive Owen. Fifth Season will represent the title at the upcoming Berlin European Film Market. The six-episode series is based on Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, the protagonist of 1930 novel “The Maltese Falcon,” adapted several times for the screen, most notably in 1941 by John Huston with Humphrey Bogart as the sleuth.

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Emilio Estevez’s The Way: Chapter 2, reuniting the actor-director with the cast members of his original 2010 hit, father Martin Sheen, Yorick Van Wageningen and James Nesbitt.

Long-running BBC crime drama Silent Witness is back for its 27th series - and so too are stars Emilia Fox and David Caves. The actors play dedicated forensic pathologists Nikki Fox and Jack Hodgson, partners in and out of the Lyell Centre.

Brazil news outlet GZH reported that Nonnenmacher died Sunday after battling an undisclosed form of cancer.According to the outlet, Nonnenmacher had been admitted to the Hospital Moinhos de Vento in Porto Alegre for treatment on Friday.“Hospital Moinhos de Vento announces the death of Vânia Maria Nonnenmacher Bündchen this Sunday (28) due to cancer. At the age of 75, she was admitted to Hospital Moinhos de Vento on January 26,” according to the hospital statement obtained by GZH and signed by four doctors.The Post reached out to reps for Bündchen, 43, for comment.

Gisele Bündchen‘s mother has died.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Marcelo Gomes’ new film “Portrait of a Certain Orient” will be represented for world sales by Brazil’s O2 Play. The deal was sealed ahead of the film’s premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it plays as part of the Big Screen Competition.

“Queer Eye” guy Bobby Berk is dishing on his exit from the Netflix series — and came this close to confirming it had to do with a feud with co-star Tan France.“Tan and I had a moment,” Berk told Vanity Fair in an interview published Jan. 25.

Zendaya arrives in style for the Fendi Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Thursday (January 25) in Paris, France.

Molly-Mae Hague left some fans wondering whether she'd had a Brazilian Butt Lift after showing off her curves but the Love Island star has explained her body has changed "hugely" since baby Bambi was born. The influencer has just celebrated her daughter's first birthday with partner Tommy Fury and has shared with her fans how much her body has changed through pregnancy and motherhood.

So many stars stepped out for the Valentino Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show!

After teasing new music for the past few weeks, Justice have officially announced Hyperdrama, their first album in more than seven years. The French electronic duo’s follow-up to 2016’s Woman is due out April 26 via Ed Banger Records and Because Music.

Justice have dropped two new singles and shared details of their new album ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electronic duo’s new LP will be released on April 26 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, which they have teased with the Tame Impala-featuring track ‘One Night/All Night’ and second single ‘Generator’.The announcement comes after Justice – Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – teased the forthcoming album’s release and shared a snippet of Kevin Parker’s vocals on their new track.You can pre-order/pre-save the new album here, which will be available digitally along with various vinyl options.“We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker,” Justice said of ‘One Night/All Night’ in a press statement.“Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time.

Callum McLennan Brazilian TV behemoth Globo presented its world premiere preview of Brazilian series “Justice: Misconduct” at Content Americas, while also spotlighting its 2024 slate, presenting via sleek fast-paced sizzle reels its array of ever popular telenovelas such as “Crossed Paths,” “Land of Desire,” and “Perfect Love” alongside teasing the continuation of its successful “Justice” series. “Justice: Misconduct,” the series created by Manuela Dias, is a narrative of moral complexity and human connection framed by the dilemmas surrounding the notion of justice.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sea Beyond stars Giacomo Giorgio and Serena de Ferrari are among several Italian actors who have boarded Rai’s ambitious opera drama Bel Canto, which went into production this week.