The first series of the television novel by Joan Emanuel Carneiro “Rules of the Game” the world saw in 2015. The main roles went to actors Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima, Alexandre Nehru Vieira, Marco Fabio Maldonado Pigossi and Giovanna Antonelli Prado.
Project concept
In the series “Rules of the Game”, the actors who embodied the main characters on the screen shared the set with an impressive group of supporting artists. Without them, it would be impossible to implement the main plan of the director - to reveal the social and many other problems of modern society. The television novel touches on topics such as domestic violence, marital infidelity, same-sex unions, marriage within the family, polygamy, exploitation of minors, and generational conflict. However, this does not turn the film into a fierce drama. In the telenovela "Rules of the Game" there are a lot of funny episodes and comic situations.
In real life, the line between good and evil can be so thin that, it would seem, the right person is in fact not so good. And the villain, living by his own laws, unexpectedly demonstrates exemplary sensitivity and reaches out a helping hand to those who need it. The creators of the series “Game Rules” paid special attention to the interaction between good and evil. The actors involved in the project successfully embodied the ideas of the director and the production group.
What is telenovela
The first series shot in the genre of “television short story” were an adaptation of the novels of famous writers and collected from screens, mainly, admirers of the work of one or another author.
In the late 60s of the last century, the situation changed: they began to attract specialists specializing in creating original scripts to create television novels, after which interest in telenovelas increased significantly.
In scenarios written based on the works of popular authors, the traditions of the country in which the picture was shot can be reflected.
Two-faced Romero Romulo da Silva
One of the main roles was played by the Brazilian actor, singer and composer Alexandre Nehru Vieira. Fame came to him in 2008, after the release of the television novel “Favorite”, where the actor embodied the image of the gardener Wanderlei.
After the premiere of "The Rules of the Game," Nehru was nominated for the international Emmy Award as the best male actor. The character embodied by the actor is the “slippery type” of Romero Romulo. He is greedy and duplicitous, and in a past life he was a people's choice, deputy. Now he is actively helping former prisoners, working in one of the rehabilitation funds. But this is just an appearance. Unpretentiousness, empty pockets, a cramped apartment and an old car are attributes that allow the hero, who is hardly positive, to mislead others and “launder” fabulous sums with impunity. In fact, Romero is a dangerous person. He keeps the whole city in awe, despite the fact that only a few people know his face.
The performer of the role of Romero from the series “Game Rules” (Brazil) was born in Curitiba - the capital of the Brazilian state of Parana in 1970. Alexandre's birthday is February 13th.
Inventive cheater Athena
Giovanna Antonelli Prado was invited to this role, which was loved by the audience after the release of the television series “The Clone”.
But if in the previous picture the actress tried on herself the image of the romantic and hearty idealist Jadi Rashid, then in the series “Game Rules” she turned into an attractive prudent scam.
Guessing that the real appearance of Romero has nothing in common with integrity and communist ideals, Athena adjusts his acquaintance in the hope of enrichment. Indeed, the dirt collected by the resourceful swindler is worth paying for him ...
Giovanna Antonelli Prado got her first stage experience as an eleven-year-old schoolgirl: the girl studied in an amateur theater studio and participated in productions. At age 14, she made her television debut as one of the leading television shows once popular in Brazil.
The first film role of Giovanna was the image of Benvinda in the television novel “Tropicanka”, which was released in 1994.
Giovanna Antonelli Prado is a native of Rio de Janeiro. The actress, born in 1976, celebrates her birthday on March 18.
The performer of the role of Toya
This image was embodied on the screen by the
Brazilian actress and writer Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima, known to the audience as Vanessa Giacomo.
The career of the film actress in the girl began with a series of television short stories shot by order of the Brazilian open commercial network Rede Globo. The debut of Vanessa Giacomo took place in 2004. Appearing in the “soap opera” by Benedito Rui Barbosa Cabocla and embodying the image of the beautiful Zulmira, an unknown debutante melted the hearts of critics and won the “Actress of the Year” nomination.
In the "Rules of the Game", Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima embodied the image of Maria Victoria (Toya), the adopted daughter of Janira - the mother of the gangster Romero. Returning home after a long absence, Romero Romulo pretends to want to reunite with his mother, although in fact he returned to take revenge on her. Seeing the beautiful and kind Toya, Romero set himself another goal - to seduce a naive girl.
Vanessa Giacomo was born in 1983, on March 29.
Screen Dante Stewart dos Santos
Marco Pigossi's acting career began at the school theater, where the young Brazilian looked out of curiosity. In 2003, Marco auditioned for the SBT television commercial network and was approved for one of the roles in a version of the Argentinean television series Rebelde Way adapted for Brazilian viewers.
A year later, an athletically built actor (Marco Pigossi, a professional swimmer) was noticed by the producers of the Rede Globo commercial network. Since 2004, Marco’s career has been developing within this organization.
Marco Fabio Maldonado Pigossi's birthday is celebrated on February 1. He was born in 1989 in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. In the series A regra do jogo ("Rules of the Game"), the actor played Dante Stewart dos Santos, the corrupt cop and adoptive son of Romero.
The plot of the series
Former official Romero Romulo da Silva is a well-known fighter for the rights of ordinary Brazilians. Being a native of a simple family, he understands the needs and problems of the population, for which he enjoys respect and great authority.
Romero is ready to do anything to hide from others his true face and the details of his real life.
The television series “Game Rules” (Brazil) is a story about real life without embellishment: with gang warfare, drugs, and, of course, love.
The romantic theme in the picture is revealed especially widely. The creators of the television novella presented the great feeling sung by poets in different guises: here there is love in the name of love, and love in the name of money, and love in the name of revenge.
The series "Game Rules": supporting actors
In the television novel "Rules of the Game" were also involved:
- Casia Keyes Magru. In 1997, the actress appeared in Manuel Carlus’s television series in the name of Love, and in 2001, in the melodramatic series Coast of Dreams.
- Giuliano Casarre is a young actor whose film career began in 2006, after the premiere of the initial episodes of the television series Antonia.
- Barbara Paz is a Brazilian model and actress. Barbara became famous in 2001, after winning the first issue of the entertainment reality show Casa dos Artistas.
- Jose de Abreu - performer of the role of Gibson Stewart. The acting career of this artist began in 1968. The first television series with his participation - “Three Mary”, was released in 1980.
"Rules of the game": user reviews of the global network
Most visitors to virtual cinemas liked the series. And I liked almost everything: the plot, the actors' play, and the place chosen by the director for filming. Judging by the enthusiastic comments that belong most likely to women, the beauty of the Brazilian nature left few indifferent.
The television game Novel “Rules of the Game,” according to a survey of regular movie theaters, took second place in the ranking of “The Best Brazilian TV Series,” letting forward only the 2013 movie project “Love for Life”.
But in the struggle for first place in the list of the best Brazilian television series that were released in 2015, none of the compatriots working in the film industry could compete with the "Rules of the Game". This is not surprising: the actors involved in the series “Game Rules” are extremely popular with Brazilian moviegoers. Fans of the "television short story" genre are happy to use every opportunity to see their favorites again.
In the international ranking of the best criminal multi-part films, the series "Game Rules" takes an honorable 66th place.