Bossa Nova
“The difference between "amor" and "love".”
2000 · 1 h 35 min
Bruno BarretoCast
Amy Irving 
Antônio Fagundes 
Alexandre Borges Débora Bloch Drica Moraes Giovanna Antonelli
Credits
Written by: Alexandre Machado
Plot
After a chance encounter in an elevator, the lives of an American teacher in Rio and a widow intertwine.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bruno Barreto's romantic comedy, with Amy Irving and Antonio Fagundes, is warm, light and sunlit.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,925 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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