Writing
Fernanda Young
Born May 1, 1970 · Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died August 25, 2019 · aged 49
Fernanda Maria Young de Carvalho Machado (1 May 1970 — 25 August 2019) was a Brazilian writer, screenwriter, actress, and TV host who left an indelible mark on Brazilian culture with her multifaceted talent and unique perspective. Born in Rio de Janeiro, her literary foundation was shaped during her daily commutes across Guanabara Bay, traveling by ferries or buses. During these moments, she immer…
Known For
Amigas de Sorte · 2021Amigas de Sorte
★ 6.52021
MovieComedy
Nelita, Nina and Rita are all in their seventies and have been friends since childhood, and for fifty years they play the lottery weekly and are used to losing, until one day they win. Not too much money but enough to fix their lives, as long as their husbands don't find out beforehand.
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites · 2018Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018
MovieDocumentary
A portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from military dictatorship.
Edifício Paraíso · 2017Edifício Paraíso
★ 3.02017
MovieComedyDrama
Over the course of one night, the trivial squabbles of five couples from the same apartment building escalate into potentially relationship-ending rows.
A História da Noiva Fantasma · 2012A História da Noiva Fantasma
★ 2.02012
MovieDrama
Inspired by the book "A Louca Debaixo do Branco" by writer Fernanda Young.
Bossa Nova · 2000Bossa Nova
★ 5.52000
MovieComedyDrama
After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
Fernanda Young: Foge-me ao Controle · 2024Fernanda Young: Foge-me ao Controle
★ 7.02024
MovieDocumentary
A dive into the intimate and creative universe of writer, screenwriter, and presenter Fernanda Young. The documentary takes an unconventional approach and becomes a poetic essay, using disruptive archive collages and visual and soundscapes of intimate moments. The film is also an invitation to reflect on creativity and artistic courage.
Os Normais: O Filme · 2003Os Normais: O Filme
★ 6.92003
MovieComedy
The film shows the day when Rui and Vani first met. It was at their wedding (with other partners). Vani was going to marry Sérgio, and Rui would marry Marta in the same church, following Vani's marriage. While waiting for the ceremony, they begin to talk. Complications ensue.
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever · 2009So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
★ 6.62009
MovieComedy
After thirteen years of engagement, the boring sex life of Rui and Vani is limited to one intercourse every other week. They decide to seek excitement with a threesome and they decide to invite Vani's cousin Silvinha to participate late night, but an accident interrupts their game. Rui and Vani unsuccessfully spend the night searching for for companion of a bisexual woman.
Movies
Amigas de Sorte · 2021Amigas de Sorte
★ 6.52021
MovieComedy
Nelita, Nina and Rita are all in their seventies and have been friends since childhood, and for fifty years they play the lottery weekly and are used to losing, until one day they win. Not too much money but enough to fix their lives, as long as their husbands don't find out beforehand.
Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites · 2018Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites
2018
MovieDocumentary
A portrays of the period in which Brazilian humor had fewer limits (1986-2003), free from military dictatorship.
Edifício Paraíso · 2017Edifício Paraíso
★ 3.02017
MovieComedyDrama
Over the course of one night, the trivial squabbles of five couples from the same apartment building escalate into potentially relationship-ending rows.
A História da Noiva Fantasma · 2012A História da Noiva Fantasma
★ 2.02012
MovieDrama
Inspired by the book "A Louca Debaixo do Branco" by writer Fernanda Young.
Bossa Nova · 2000Bossa Nova
★ 5.52000
MovieComedyDrama
After a chance encounter on the elevator, the lives of Mary Ann, a widowed English teacher, and Pedro, a recently divorced man, intersect against the hot backdrop of Rio de Janeiro.
Fernanda Young: Foge-me ao Controle · 2024Fernanda Young: Foge-me ao Controle
★ 7.02024
MovieDocumentary
A dive into the intimate and creative universe of writer, screenwriter, and presenter Fernanda Young. The documentary takes an unconventional approach and becomes a poetic essay, using disruptive archive collages and visual and soundscapes of intimate moments. The film is also an invitation to reflect on creativity and artistic courage.
Os Normais: O Filme · 2003Os Normais: O Filme
★ 6.92003
MovieComedy
The film shows the day when Rui and Vani first met. It was at their wedding (with other partners). Vani was going to marry Sérgio, and Rui would marry Marta in the same church, following Vani's marriage. While waiting for the ceremony, they begin to talk. Complications ensue.
So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever · 2009So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever
★ 6.62009
MovieComedy
After thirteen years of engagement, the boring sex life of Rui and Vani is limited to one intercourse every other week. They decide to seek excitement with a threesome and they decide to invite Vani's cousin Silvinha to participate late night, but an accident interrupts their game. Rui and Vani unsuccessfully spend the night searching for for companion of a bisexual woman.
Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water · 2006Lots of Ice and a Little Bit of Water
★ 6.62006
MovieComedy
Roberta and Suzana are two sisters, both in their thirties, of totally different beauty and life styles, united by a common goal: to take revenge on their grandmother, a mean old woman who, in the past, turned the little girls' lives into hell, with her strict educational concepts. Since they were very young, the two sisters plan to kidnap the grandmother and now is the long awaited moment. Before Roberta and Suzana leave to the beach house, the setting of their grandmother's terrorist practices, Roberta, while waiting for Suzana at a restaurant, meets Renato, an extremely proper guy who ends up involved in this unexpected adventure. The two sisters' departure leaves Suzana's husband, Francisco, bewildered and he ends up being also part of a parallel mad adventure.
Boca de Ouro · 1990Boca de Ouro
★ 8.01990
MovieDramaCrime
When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with children and living in a poorhouse, to try to understand more about his complex personality. The problem is that the woman tells him three different versions of Boca's life, according to her own mood and ambiguous feelings towards her dead lover.
Maior que o Mundo · 2022Maior que o Mundo
★ 4.82022
MovieDrama
Nada Fofa · 2008Nada Fofa
2008
MovieComedyTV Movie
Nádia Wolf, nicknamed by her colleagues "Nada Fofa", is a cold and tough lawyer. Until she starts seeing a puppet everywhere: movie theaters, restaurants, stores, etc. He's a famous character from a children's show from when she was a kid. The pink foam doll appears to Nadia every time she's not nice to the others, asking her to be nice. These apparitions affect the girl's work as well as her love life.
TV Shows
Brava Gente · 2000Brava Gente
★ 8.32000
SeriesComedyDrama
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Saia Justa · 2002Saia Justa
★ 7.02002
Series
O Dono do Mundo · 1991O Dono do Mundo
★ 7.41991
SeriesDrama
(Des)encontros · 2014(Des)encontros
★ 10.02014
SeriesComedyDrama
Minha Nada Mole Vida · 2006Minha Nada Mole Vida
★ 7.02006
SeriesComedy
The turmoils of a messy entertainment television host, his production team, and his dysfunctional family.
Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo · 2012Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo
★ 7.52012
SeriesComedy
When the Mayans predicted the end of times, almost two thousand years ago, they didn't care because they had yet so much time to enjoy. But the times have changed. And as the apocalyptic day comes, December 21st 2012, Katia embraces the prophecy and lives her life as the world is going to end. The character wants to enjoy the end of the world to do everything she ever wanted in life, but she never got to, including revenges, sexual and romantic fantasies. In her attempt of doing everything on her list of to-do's, she ends up meeting Ernani. And, together, they both try to live their lives as there's no tomorrow.
Os Normais · 2001Os Normais
★ 7.82001
SeriesComedy
A "normal" couple are living a "normal" life together, but they have many complaints about themselves and each other.
Separação?! · 2010Separação?!
2010
SeriesComedy
The adventures of a couple, Karin and Agnaldo, who discovers an hour for one that does not know why still together after so many years. But for some reason, they can not leave behind the life together. With relationship to the brink of collapse, the separation is spreading. The professional life of the couple is "contaminated". Elementary school teacher, Karin takes its crisis to work. Agnaldo, who is employed by an insurance broker also gets out anywhere. The two no longer make the most unceremoniously and always generate the most climão in front of anyone. The head of Karin, Cinira who has been married three times, is also a kind of sentimental counselor. Even more problematic, instead of helping, therefore contributes to total chaos. Friends also can not escape the "spirit" of the impending separation. Gilda and Delgado are in love, but the romance of the two hardly overshadows the couple's scandals.
O Sistema · 2007O Sistema
★ 4.52007
SeriesComedy
It’s a Match · 2019It’s a Match
★ 8.42019
SeriesComedy
In the complex world of apps and social media, the outspoken Rita and the methodic Enzo are facing the typical dilemmas of their generation. They meet after a series of failed virtual relationships and decide to join their fears and obsessions. The couple gets increasingly close, sharing childhood traumas, obnoxious friends and embarrassing situations, until they realize true love is a lot different from what internet had shown.
Os Aspones · 2004Os Aspones
★ 8.32004
SeriesComedy
Moira, Anete and Caio are employees of a public office who do nothing in the office, which has lost some government attention over the years. Until a new boss arrives, Tales, with his intern Leda, and makes the old employees suffer with new and many jobs to do.
Edifício Paraíso · 2017Edifício Paraíso
★ 7.82017
SeriesComedy
Over the course of one night, the trivial squabbles of five couples from the same apartment building escalate into potentially relationship-ending rows.
Macho Man · 2011Macho Man
★ 9.02011
SeriesComedy
Vade Retro · 2017Vade Retro
★ 6.02017
SeriesComedyMystery
Odeio Segundas · 2015Odeio Segundas
2015
SeriesComedy
Follow the daily routines of the employees at "Ashauhsa & Shuasha." Narrated with much irony by the all-knowing and much-hated Monday, the employees' stories are filled with humor and sarcasm.
O Dentista Mascarado · 2013O Dentista Mascarado
★ 6.02013
SeriesComedyCrime
Surtadas na Yoga · 2013Surtadas na Yoga
2013
SeriesComedy