The Other Side of the Street
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DVD Details
- Rated: Unrated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 38 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 19, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Strand Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Fernanda Montenegro & Raul Cortez | |
Performer: | Laura Cardoso, Luis Carlos Persy & Milene Pizarro | |
Directed by | Marcus Bernstein | |
Music by | Guilherme Bernstein Sexias | |
Screenwriting by | Marcus Bernstein & Melanie Dimantas |
Entertainment Reviews:
[T]he intense love scenes between Ms. Montenegro and Mr. Cortez, both over 70, are the movie's strongest moments; it is virtually unheard of to find two actors of such advanced age generating such screen heat.
New York Times
Spritely, tender and unpredictable, it draws memorable performances from great Brazilian actors Fernanda Montenegro and Raul Cortez.
Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3/4 --
Regina has no traces of caricature and is portrayed as a disgruntled snoop, a disappointed mother and a lonely 75-year-old looking for emotional and physical companionship.
Boston Herald
Rating: C+ --
A geriatric love story.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The Other Side of the Street is more love story than thriller, with the mystery providing only slack tension and the December-December romance that ultimately develops between Regina and Camargo crackling with drama and sexual tension aplenty.
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Washington Post
Rating: B- --
It's a modest success, mostly because of its lead performance.
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One Guy's Opinion
Rating: 2/4 --
Succeeds in portraying seniors with sexual identities and desires, but fails on most other counts.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Product Description:
First-time Brazilian director Marcos Bernstein makes his debut with this visually rich, superbly acted drama. Starring Academy Award-nominated actress Fernando Montenegro (CENTRAL STATION) and acclaimed Brazilian actor Raul Cortez, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET offers a fresh perspective on what it means to grow old in a world preoccupied with youth. Regina is a 65-year-old woman living alone in Copacabana who is having trouble coming to terms with the way the world sees her. In avoidance of the routine existence expected of people her age, Regina works part-time as a police informant, using the invisibility that comes with her age in a host of potentially dangerous situations. When not supplying tips to the police, Regina sits in her dining room window peering out at the apartment complex across the way. Regina's closest connection to the world is through her binocular lenses. But that changes when she witnesses a murder and becomes obsessed with the investigation. As Regina becomes involved with Camargo, the murder suspect, she is forced to retire her role of observer, and become an active participant.
Regina is an interesting character in that she simultaneously craves companionship and pushes people away, her utter disconnect in society contrasting with her desire to be a part of everything around her. Though the world dismisses her as old, Regina stays young at heart through her strong sense of curiosity. This characteristic is well-developed through the film's visual style and music, which explores the intense emotion and voyeuristic tendencies augmented by loneliness and isolation. Rather than being preoccupied with their own mortality, Regina and Camargo are invested in living life to the fullest.
Regina is an interesting character in that she simultaneously craves companionship and pushes people away, her utter disconnect in society contrasting with her desire to be a part of everything around her. Though the world dismisses her as old, Regina stays young at heart through her strong sense of curiosity. This characteristic is well-developed through the film's visual style and music, which explores the intense emotion and voyeuristic tendencies augmented by loneliness and isolation. Rather than being preoccupied with their own mortality, Regina and Camargo are invested in living life to the fullest.
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