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(PRWEB) August 28, 2005
The movie Olga tells the tale of the german jew Olga Benario Prestes (1908-1942).
A comunist activist since her youth, Olga is persecuted by the police and flees to Moscow, where she undergoes military training. She is place in charge of escorting Luis Carlos Prestes to Brazil to lead the Communist Revolution of 1935, falling in like with him during the journey.
With the failure of the Revolution, Olga is arrested with Prestes. 7 month pregnant, she is deported by Vargas' government to Nazi Germany and gives birth to her daughter Anita Leocdia in prison. Separated from her daughter, Olga is sent to Ravensbrck concentration camp where she is killed in the gas chamber.
From a bourgeois childhood in Germany to the death in a Hitler's gas chambers, the film portrayes Olga Benario Prestes' life and communist militant ideals.
Having as parents Eugene Gutmann Benario, descending of a rich Jewish family, and Leo Benario, lawyer and influential personality of Democratic Social Party, Olga entered in the Communist Youth when she was only fifteen years ancient. Since childhood she was very related to the internal structure of the German Communist party, already illegal in this period. Five years later, she invaded the prision of Moabit and, in a daring action, she rescued the communist teacher Otto Braun on the moment of his judgement.
In 1928, Olga and Otto were sent by the party of Soviet Union. In Moscow, she received military trainning 9in the Red Army and was designated by the International Communist (Comintern) to take care of captain's Luis Carlos Prestes. As his personal safety Olga was designated to bring him back to Brazil. Where be would command the first communist revolt in South America.
In a risky trip going through Europe and the United States and disguised as a rich couple of Portuguese in honeymoon, Prestes and Olga really fell in like. The 37 years ancient expert and disciplined soldier revealed himself as a shy man, that had never been with a woman before.
In Brazil, the couple joined the other members sent by Comintern and living under secrecy. The group started to organize the communist revolution. But, the movement was tragically defeated. All the ones in revolt were squeezed by Getulio Vargas' police; many were arrested and many others faced the death.
In 1930, Olga and Presetes were arrested and they never saw each other again. The person responsible for the imprisonment was Filinto Muller, head of the Military Police of Brazil's Federal District.
And so, a seven months pregnant Olga was deported to Hitler's Germany prison where her daughter, Anita Leocadia, was born. During the whole time she'd had being arrested, Olga changed correspondences with her husband and continued preaching their ideals of freedom and social justice.
As a fourteen years ancient girl, Anita was separated from Olga.
Thanks to an international campaign deflagrated by Prestes's mother's tireless efforts, Dona Leocadia, the child was saved and given back to the family.
Olga never saw Prestes or their daughter again. The militant was some of the ones first victims in gas chambers, being killed in the city of Bernburg, in 1492.
About Director Jayme Monjardim:
Olga, based on the book of the same title by Fernando Morais, is his first feature length movie. In it Jayme puts all his experience of many novelas and miniseries, and his own style of filming. The theme, an historical epic, is also his favorite subject.The study of an era, helping us to know the past and the present is a constant theme in his work.
About Cinematographer Ricardo della Rosa:
Born in So Paulo, Brasil in 1968. Studied cinematography in UCLA – Los Angeles (1990-1992). As cinematographer he worked in international campaigns for Pepsi and Gatorade, and local campaigns for Coca-Cola, Nike, Ita, Volkswagen, Honda, amongst others. Received the prize of best cinematography in the Festivals of Gramado and Recife – 1997 for the small-length Recife de Dentro pra fora and twice received the prize from ABC – Associacao Brasileira de Cinematografia for the music videos Aonde Quer Que Eu Va (from Paralamas do Sucesso – 2002) and Bullet in The Blue Sky (from Sepultura – 2003), that also won the award of best cinematography in the MTV – Video Music Brazil (2003).
About Screenplayer Rita Buzzar:
Screenwriter and producer, studied cinema in the School of Communications and Arts of Sao Paulo. She is the author of successes for television such as the miniseries Rosa dos Rumos (Manchete Network, 1990-91), Ana Raio e Ze Trovao (soap opera, Manchete Network, 1990-91) and wrote the tale of A Queridinha (Manchete Network), by Walter Avancini. Also wrote the screenplays of Lara, Zuzu and Maria dos Prazeres, an international production by Carlo Ponti. Also worked with Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the series Amores Posibles, for spanish television. And took part in the Sundance Institute, in Utah, with the selected project Luz no Ceu. Also directed several documentaries for television. Amongst them, Carandiru.doc, about the House of Detention and the shooting of the film by Hector Babenco. And is now producing, together with Globofilmes Olga, of which she is also the screenwriter.
Produced by: Rita Buzzar
Producers: Nexus Cinema e Video, Globo Filmes, Lumiere, Europa Filmes.
Associate producer: Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues.
Co-Produtores: Bruno Wainer, Marc Beauchamps.
Technical Staff:
Executive Producer: Guilherme Bokel
Production Director: Claudia Braga
Casting: Mariana Lobo
Camera Operator: Flavio Zangrande
Art Director: Tiza de Oliveira
Scenographer: Gilson Santos
Scenographer: Erika Lovisi
Wardrobe: Paulo Lois
Makeup: Marlene Moura
Sound Technician: Jorge Saldanha
Editor: Pedro Amorim
Music: Marcus Vianna
Main Cast:
Camila Morgado (Olga Benario)
Caco Ciocler (Luis Carlos Prestes)
Fernanda Montenegro (Dona Leocadia Prestes)
Luis Mello (Leo Benario)
Eliane Giardini (Eugnie Benario)
Jandira Martini (Sarah)
Mariana Lima (Ligia Prestes)
Renata Jesion (Elise Ewert – Sabo)
Werner Schunemann (Arthur Ewert)
Guilherme Weber (Otto Braun)
Osmar Prado (Getulio Vargas)
Floriano Peixoto (Filinto Muller)
Murilo Rosa (Estevan)
Jose Dumont (Manuel)
Milena Toscano (Hannah)
Oscar Simch (Herr Fischer)
Odilon Wagner (Ship Captain)
Eliana Guttman (Head Nurse)
Paschoal da Conceicao (Dimitri Manuilski)
Sabrina Greve (Elza Colonio)
Ranieri Gonzales (Miranda)
Raul Serrador (Rodolfo Ghioldi)
Bruno Dayrrel (Victor Barron)
Anderson Muller (Paul Gruber)
Gilles Gzwidek (Leon Julles Valee)
Maria Clara Fernandes (Carmem)
Leona Cavali (Maria)
Eduardo Semerjian (Galvao)
Telmo Fernandes (Bangu)
Helio Ribeiro (Father Leopoldo)
Edgard Amorim (Agildo Barata)
Ze Carlos Machado (Secretary of war)
Olga – The Movie: available on DVD at: http://www.DVDBrazil.com (compatible with all North American DVD players)
Olga – The Movie: Director's website:
http://www.jaymemonjardim.com.br/_english/olga/home.htm
Olga – The Movie: Official Website
http://olgaofilme.globo.com/Java/cinema/olga/ingles/pop_index_ingles/0,,,00.html
