Olga (2004 film)

Olga
Olga
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jayme Monjardim
Screenplay by	Rita Buzzar
Based on	Olga; by Fernando Morais
Produced by	Rita Buzzar
Starring	Camila Morgado; Caco Ciocler; Fernanda Montenegro;
Cinematography	Ricardo Della Rosa
Edited by	Pedro Amorim
Music by	Marcus Viana
Production; companies	Nexus Cinema; Globo Filmes; Lumière;
Distributed by	Europa Filmes
Release date	20 August 2004 (Brazil);
Running time	141 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$ 12 million

Olga is a 2004 Brazilian biographical drama film directed by Jayme Monjardim from a screenplay by Rita Buzzar, based on the 1985 biography of the same name by Fernando Morais. It was Brazil's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1]^[2]

The film was a produced by Nexus Cinema in conjunction with Globo Filmes and Lumiere. Olga was seen by over three million viewers and won more than 20 awards in Brazil and internationally. It is one of several Brazilian films to treat Jewish themes.^[3]

^ "50 Countries in Competition for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2004-10-22. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ "2005 Oscars 77th Academy Awards Nominees". Yahoo! Movies. 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
^ Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols Ph.D., Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015 - 1610697545- Page 145 "In Brazil, Jom Tob Azulay's film, O judeu [The Jew, 1996], tells of 18th-century intellectual Antônio José da Silva, who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Other Brazilian filmmakers who deal with Jewish themes include Jayme Monjardim, who directed Olga (2004); João Batista de Andrade, director of Vlado treinta anos depois [Vlado Thirty Years Later, 2005]; and Cao Hamburger, whose O ano O ano em que meus pais saíram de férias [The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, 2006] is a coming-of-age story about Mauro, whose parents are forced to flee the country.

[AMPASSubmissionList-1] "50 Countries in Competition for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2004-10-22. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[YahooMoviesNomineeList-2] "2005 Oscars 77th Academy Awards Nominees". Yahoo! Movies. 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[3] Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols Ph.D., Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015 - 1610697545- Page 145 "In Brazil, Jom Tob Azulay's film, O judeu [The Jew, 1996], tells of 18th-century intellectual Antônio José da Silva, who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Other Brazilian filmmakers who deal with Jewish themes include Jayme Monjardim, who directed Olga (2004); João Batista de Andrade, director of Vlado treinta anos depois [Vlado Thirty Years Later, 2005]; and Cao Hamburger, whose O ano O ano em que meus pais saíram de férias [The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, 2006] is a coming-of-age story about Mauro, whose parents are forced to flee the country.

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