O Terceiro Travesseiro (film)

The Third Pillow
The Third Pillow
	Theatrical release poster
Screenplay by	Daniel Moreno Sant'Anna ; Nelson Luiz Carvalho
Based on	O Terceiro Travesseiro; by Nelson Luiz de Carvalho
Produced by	Letícia Segabinazi Dumas da Silva
Starring	Cláudio Heinrich ; Pedro Andrade
Production; company	De La Jara
Release date	March 19, 2012 (Brazil);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	$998,000

O Terceiro Travesseiro (English: The Third Pillow) is a Brazilian fiction feature film based on Nelson Luiz de Carvalho's popular novel of the same name. It was produced by Letícia Segabinazi Dumas da Silva with a screenplay by Daniel Moreno Sant'Anna. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between teenage boy Marcus and his best friend Renato.

Plot[edit]

During the adolescence, two teenage friends find themselves in love and have to face the prejudices of a conservative society.

Cast[edit]

Cláudio Heinrich as Marcus
Pedro Andrade as Renato
Patricia Araujo as Beatriz
Priscila Machado as Ana
Fernando Sippel as Giorgio
Gustavo Gianetti as Carlos
Marlon Teixeira as Júlio
Ariela Valenssa as Inês
Valéria Massotti as Lúcia

Music[edit]

The score for O Terceiro Travesseiro was composed by Juliano Silva, with the rest of the soundtrack chosen by music supervisor Sandra Roccove.

Production[edit]

The project was in development for approximately three years, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. De La Jara acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the project's stagnant development.

External links[edit]

De La Jara website Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
Deliberation of the film in National Film^{[permanent dead link]}
Project in JusBrasil

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