Review of Bossa Nova (2000) by Mao W — 19 Nov 2007

Refresing story, makes you want to go and live in rio.

This review of Bossa Nova (2000) was written by Mao W on 19 Nov 2007.

Bossa Nova has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Julie K (348) on 25 Jan 2008

Very good, great brazilian portrait! Beautiful set, Rio…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 02 Jun 2001

This suffocatingly pleasant cross between Sliding Doors and Six Degrees of Separation is barely rescued by one beautiful scene…

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By Cassie B (70) on 01 Aug 2007

This movie reminds me of when I took learning Portuguese seriously…

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By Erin E (47) on 21 Oct 2007

Not the best movie, but I did fall in love with the Brazillian/Bossa Nova feel! As an ELL teacher it is one of my personal favorites…

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By Joe Leydon (915) for Variety (12,700) on 16 Oct 2016

Imagine a '30s screwball comedy played to a sensuous Brazilian beat and you're ready for Bossa Nova, a delightfully amusing romantic roundelay…

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By Private U (13,627) on 21 Jan 2008

It's ok, nothing spectacular about it. It's well done and all, have good shots of Rio, I like bossa nova. So it worked for me…

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By Jorge Avila Andrade (300) for Moviola (300) on 14 Mar 2001

La cadencia y el romance generado por la propia naturaleza de la música hace de Bossa Nova un romance de altura, de gran madurez y sumamente elegante…

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By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Jan 2006

The coincidences that bring some characters together and keep others apart in this romantic comedy are plotted with musical grace…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 23 Apr 2003

Tilts toward the slight and merely pleasant when it could have had much more emotional impact…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 06 Jan 2014

Em uma tentativa de homenagem à relação entre Rio de Janeiro e EUA, o filme tropeça ao adotar uma série de clichês típicos das comédias…

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