| Idolatrada | |
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| Directed by | Paulo Augusto Gomes [1] [2] |
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| Edited by | Mauro Alice |
| Music by | Tavinho Moura [3] |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme (Brazil) |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Idolatrada (lit. Worshipped) is a 1983 Brazilian drama film directed by Paulo Augusto Gomes [4] [5] with an original screenplay by him and Mario Alves Coutinho. [6] [7] The film stars Denise Bandeira [8] and Carmen Silva. [9] It is known in English as The Loved One. [10] [11]
The film is the directorial debut of Gomes (born 1949), who also had a career as film critic. [12]
Fiming started in Belo Horizonte in 1981. [9]
A review in Visão found the film sincere and unpretentious but conceded that the lack of experience of the director showed, [13] while Veja described it as "An intimist film about an intellectual in Minais Gerais who remembers his life on the day of his golden wedding anniversary". [14]