O Terceiro Travesseiro (film)

The Third Pillow
Theatrical release poster
Produced by	Letícia Segabinazi Dumas da Silva
Screenplay by	Daniel Moreno Sant'Anna Nelson Luiz Carvalho
Based on	O Terceiro Travesseiro by Nelson Luiz de Carvalho
Starring	Cláudio Heinrich Pedro Andrade
Studio	De La Jara
Release date(s)	March 9, 2012 (2012-03-09) (Brazil)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	$997.878,35

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

Plot

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

Cast

• Cláudio Heinrich and 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

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

Production

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

• De La Jara website
• Deliberation of the film in National Film
• Project in JusBrasil