It is a romantic movie with a very typical theme, directed by Antonio Pedro Vasconcelos.
This film has a very funny premise which is: a magazine photographer constantly chasing a television star in order to get compromising pictures, ends up falling in love for her, his "bread and butter" in a sort of speak. Love happens in a street of Lisbon. The beautiful and the paparazzi is a film that serves to unwind, it's fun and it's the typical romantic movie we all like to see. It's not a brilliant cinematographic exercise, but it reaches its goal is to entertain the spectators. At least it has a very positive approach, in my view, and has no unnecessary nudity, which in itself is commendable. What I liked best was the director carefulness to shoot in beautiful areas of the capital. The photography is lovely. Lisbon is always present around the corner, with its more modern architecture and also the spaces filled with older charm. We can say is the third character of this feature. The scene of two actors dancing in the plaza Pedro IV is very poetic, almost reminiscent of many scenes of La Dolce Vita of Federico Fellini without the bathing scene in the fountain, of course! The actress, Soraia Chavez is a compelling soap opera star who is the target of a relentless persecution of the tabloids. Marco D'Almeida is the other half of this unlikely romantic pair and has a secret he wants desperately to hide from his beloved. The performance of both actors is very good for the genre and Nuno Markl is a humorous counter-point that makes this movie a nice moment of cinema. Enjoy!
