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1998 Brazilian film

Love and Co
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Helvécio Ratton
Written by	Carlos Alberto Ratton
Based on	Alves & Cia by Eça de Queiroz
Produced by	Simone Magalhães Matos
Starring	Marco Nanini Patricia Pillar Alexandre Borges
Cinematography	José Tadeu Ribeiro
Edited by	Diana Vasconcellos
Music by	Tavinho Moura
Production companies	Quimera Filmes Rosa Filmes
Distributed by	RioFilme, Severiano Ribeiro (Brazil) Rosa Filmes (Portugal)
Release date	6 November 1998 (1998-11-06)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Brazil Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$3 million
Box office	R$237,310

Love and Co (Portuguese: Amor & Cia) is a 1998 Brazilian-Portuguese comedy-drama film directed by Helvécio Ratton. Based on Eça de Queiroz's novel Alves & Cia, it stars Marco Nanini, Patricia Pillar and Alexandre Borges. Shot in São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais, and set in the 19th century, it follows Alves (Nanini) as he finds his wife Ludovina (Pillar) with Machado (Borges), and challenges him for a gun duel.

Cast

Marco Nanini as Alves
Patricia Pillar as Ludovina
Alexandre Borges as Machado
Rogério Cardoso as Neto
Cláudio Mamberti as Carvalho
Ary França as Medeiros
Maria Sílvia as Margarida
Nelson Dantas as Asprígio
Rui Resende as Abílio
Sônia Siqueira as Joana

Reception

Love and Co grossed R$237,310 and was watched by 47,179 people in the 24 Brazilian theaters in which it was released. It was nominated for the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film and Best Actor (Marcos Nanini), but lost in both categories. It was awarded as the Best Iberoamerican Film at the 14th Mar del Plata Film Festival. At the 31st Festival de Brasília, it won the Best Film, Best Actress (Patricia Pillar), and shared the Best Art Direction (Clóvis Bueno and Vera Hamburger) with Kenoma. Marco Nanini won Best Actor while Tavinho Moura won Best Music at the 3rd Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.

References

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"Love and Co". Love and Co official website. Archived from the original on 25 February 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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External links

v t e Films directed by Helvécio Ratton
A Dança dos Bonecos (1986) Menino Maluquinho: O Filme (1995) Love and Co (1998) Something in the Air (2002) Baptism of Blood (2006) Pequenas Histórias (2007) O Segredo dos Diamantes (2014)

v t e Candango Award for Best Feature Film
1965—1969	Memória de Helena (1969) The Red Light Bandit (1968) Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva e Tráz (1967) Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1966) The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965)
1970—1979	Of Gods and the Undead (1970) A Casa Assassinada (1971) Guerra Conjugal (1975) Xica (1976) Tenda dos Milagres (1977) Tudo Bem (1978) Muito Prazer (1979)
1980—1989	Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica (1980) O Homem do Pau-Brasil (1981) Tabu (1982) O Mágico e o Delegado (1983) Nunca Fomos tão Felizes (1984) Hour of the Star (1985) A Cor do Seu Destino (1986) Night Angels (1987) Memória Viva/O Mentiroso (1988) Que Bom Te Ver Viva (1989)
1990—1999	Beijo 2348/72 (1990) O Corpo (1991) A Maldição do Sanpaku (1992) Alma Corsária (1993) Louco por Cinema (1994) The Jew (1995) Perfumed Ball (1996) Miramar/Anahy de las Misiones (1997) Love and Co (1998) Santo Forte (1999)
2000—2009	Brainstorm (2000) To the Left of the Father/Samba Riachão (2001) Mango Yellow (2002) Filme de Amor (2003) Peões (2004) Eu me Lembro (2005) Baixio das Bestas (2006) Cleópatra (2007) FilmeFobia (2008) É Proibido Fumar (2009)
2010—present	O Céu Sobre os Ombros (2010) Hoje (2011) Otto / They'll Come Back / Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica (2012) Exilados do Vulcão / O Mestre e o Divino (2013) Branco Sai, Preto Fica (2014) Big Jato (2015) A cidade onde envelheço (2016) Araby (2017) Long Way Home (2018)
There was no award in 1972, 1973, 1974.

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