Underplayed Gems

Bossa Nova (2000)

Bossa Nova poster
Directed by
Bruno Barreto
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An American English teacher in Rio de Janeiro finds herself at the center of overlapping love stories among her students and acquaintances. The film follows several people as they fall in and out of love around the city.

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What happens

Bossa Nova is a 2000 Brazilian-American romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. It stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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