Past Lives (2023) – What If Timing Was the Only Thing That Got in the Way
A quiet film that does not demand your tears but earns them. It explores love that lingers, timing that fails, and the silence between what was and what could have been.
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Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu
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Singer Laura Monteiro (Montiel) is murdered by her old protector João Fernandes de Oliveira (Giachetti), who has found out her love affair with Assis (Carlos Alberto). Favela-girl Belén (also Montiel) is the look-alike who takes her place, unaware she is being used by a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes. Written by fabreu
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jesús María de Arozamena, José López Rubio, Rafael Gil
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Runtime:106 minutes
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Cast
Rafael Gil
Director
Sara Montiel
Belén / Laura Monteiro
Marc Michel
Paulo
Fosco Giachetti
João Fernandes de Oliveira
Carlos Alberto
Assis
José Prada
Oliveira's lawyer
Zeni Pereira
Trinidad
Eliezer Gomes
Negro gangster
Antônio Pitanga
Paulo's friend
Álvaro Aguiar
White gangster
José Policena
Antonia Marzullo
Belén's grandmother
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