![]() To some, all Dona Flor’s yearnings may seem rooted in a sexist point of view (feminists did complain when the movie was first released), but that’s a reactionary take on the film. What to do? Betray her husband with a spirit or be faithful, even in fantasy land. ![]() Vadinho appears, naked in her bedroom, announcing that Dona Flor has sent for him and his job is to satisfy her, to disrupt her boring tranquility. ![]() Things move slowly in her life until she starts thinking about Vadinho, and Barreto, closely following Amado’s novel, indulges in a little supernatural fancy. He’s dedicated to Dona Flor, but it’s all so ordinary. Teodoro (Mauro Mendonca), the local druggist, is a respectable sort with only one vice, playing classical music, rather unevenly, on his oboe. But he dies after a day of excess during carnival, and she remarries. ![]()
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