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Alice's House

Alice's House

By Chico Teixeira

Brazil 92 minutes 2007 Portuguese
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Awards
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2008 Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2007 Guadalajara International Film Festival (Guadalajara, Mexico)
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2007 Miami International Film Festival (Miami, United States)
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2007 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2007 Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Best Actress (Winner) - 2007 Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Festivals
  • Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival 2008 (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Berlin International Film Festival 2007 (Berlin, Germany)
  • Chicago International Film Festival 2007 (Chicago, United States)
  • Fribourg International Film Festival 2007 (Fribourg, Switzerland)
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival 2007 (Guadalajara, Mexico)
  • Havana Film Festival 2007 (Havana, Cuba)
  • Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2007 (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • Miami International Film Festival 2007 (Miami, United States)
  • Rio International Film Festival 2007 (Rio de Janeiro)
  • Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards 2007 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Synopsis

When Alice, a Sao Paulo manicurist, wife and mother has a chance meeting with an old flame, she is forced to re-examine her life and address her romantic dreams. In her quest for happiness she must overcome the obstacles set by the male dominated world she feels trapped in, and navigate the dangerous terrain of the heart. Filled with profound insights about family, relationships and trust, Alice's House is a brazenly honest portrait of life in Brazil, one rarely seen in America.

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