Stream/Society--'Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands' (Bruno Barreto, 1976)
Screen/Society, in our new incarnation as "Stream/Society", is excited to announce that we've partnered with our friends at Film Movement to bring you a special time-limited opportunity to stream Bruno Barreto's 1976 film, "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands", running May 6 - May 9.
-- For instructions on how to gain access to the streaming site for this film during the May 6 - May 9 time window, please write to hank.okazaki@duke.edu
"Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands"
(Bruno Barreto, 1976, 110 mins, Brazil, in Portuguese w/ English Subtitles, Streaming)
Based on the novel by Jorge Amado, this Brazilian comedy follows the strange events that befall Doña Flor (Sonia Braga) after she is left a widow by the death of her wild, irresponsible husband. (He died after another wanton night of carousing.) Attempting to marry more wisely the second time around, Doña Flor weds a stable, but boring, pharmacist who has no interest in sex. When she discovers that her new sex life is less than satisfying, Doña Flor is visited by the sexy ghost of her late husband.
"This wonderfully sexy and funny comedy, a variation on 'Blithe Spirit', shattered Brazilian box-office records and proved very popular worldwide, chiefly because of Braga's tremendously sensual presence. [E]ntertaining and erotic...." -- TV Guide
View Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGDMXJgl8I0
