Fábio Barreto's film initially feels as though it's just going to be a kind of sexy early twentieth century tragedy about forbidden love and a cheating spouse. But no! Instead O Qu4trilho is a delightful film about love and choosing a different life, and living life to the fullest despite the idiocy of the world. This film's third act is a total surprise and completely wonderful.
I have been looking for a copy of this film for at least a decade. O Qu4trilho was never released in theatres in the U.S. It was the only movie from the 1996 Oscar season I hadn't seen. Finding a copy of this Brazilian film with English subtitles proved difficult. One day a couple weeks ago I searched YouTube, and lo and behold there was a copy with English subtitles just sitting there waiting for me.
