Amélia

Sarah Bernhardt was one of the best known stage actresses of her time. In 1905 she went on a tour to Brazil. The film tells a fictional story built on that tour. The actress is going through a difficult period. She is blocked in her work and in her private life. A Brazilian woman works for her. Her name is Amélia. She persuades the actress to perform in Rio de Janeiro. The journey begins but does not go as expected. Amélia’s sisters come into it as well. The women run the household in their own way. The famous actress has to put up with the crowd of them. The difference of class and of language is visible throughout. The film tells this between comedy and drama. Béatrice Agenin and Marília Pêra appear in the hundred and thirty minute film, a Brazilian production Ana Carolina finished in 2000.