Film

Maria e as Outras

2004 · 1h 40m · Comedy · Romance

IMDb

6.3

Maria, an executive from Oporto, lives in the search of the right man for her. On the other hand, her two friends, Joana, a doctor that has fallen in love to a co-worker, and Isilda, a hairdresser with an open hart and an adventurous spirit, seem to be happy with their lives. One day though, everything changes. Maria is forced to take care of her father, victim of a brain accident. During these days of turbulence, Maria thinks she has found the perfect man, a mysterious Star, an habitué of chat channels on the Internet. The three friends find out that cense of humour can be the key for a happy life. Internet, romance, a bachelor party; marriage, dates and some adventures are Loving Maria. A film where love shows himself with the most different looks. Love arrives when you don't expect it and goes away when you think it is safe. It can even appear in the light of a mobile computer.

Catarina Furtado

Maria

Ana Brito e Cunha

Isilda

Isabel Abreu

Joana

São José Lapa

Alice

Filipe Ferrer

Vasco

Sandra Cóias

Inês

Fernando Luís

Gilberto

Marco Delgado

João

Carmen Santos

Vitória

Igor Sampaio

Artur

Paulo Pires

The priest

Carlos Vieira

Marcantonio

Julie Sergeant

Voice of Woman 2 (voice)

Miguel Borges

Voice of Taxi Driver (voice)

Ana Saragoça

Mãe do Rapaz na Loja

Sofia Froes

Amiga da Noiva

• José de Sá CaetanoDirector
• Rita BenisScreenplay
• António da Cunha TellesProducer
• Pandora da Cunha TellesProducer
• Rui PoçasDirector of Photography
• Bernardo SassettiOriginal Music Composer
• João BrazEditor
• Patrícia VasconcelosCasting

Release date

April 29, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

Portuguese

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Romance