![]() ![]() To some, all Dona Flor’s yearnings may seem rooted in a sexist point of view (feminists did complain when the movie was first released), but that’s a reactionary take on the film. ![]() What to do? Betray her husband with a spirit or be faithful, even in fantasy land. Vadinho appears, naked in her bedroom, announcing that Dona Flor has sent for him and his job is to satisfy her, to disrupt her boring tranquility. Things move slowly in her life until she starts thinking about Vadinho, and Barreto, closely following Amado’s novel, indulges in a little supernatural fancy. He’s dedicated to Dona Flor, but it’s all so ordinary. Teodoro (Mauro Mendonca), the local druggist, is a respectable sort with only one vice, playing classical music, rather unevenly, on his oboe. But he dies after a day of excess during carnival, and she remarries. ![]()
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