Background and conception Xuxa Meneghel, who is the owner of the highest average audience in the resumption of
Brazilian cinema (2.5 million per film) and accumulated
box office, created her new feature film
Xuxa en Sonho de Menina, the 17th of her career. grossing R$6 million
reais. This is the first cinematographic partnership of
Xuxa Produções with
Conspiração Filmes in the making of feature films (the producer has already signed the
DVD Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 7 (2007). The co-production is from
Globo Filmes and
Warner Bros. The idea of producing a film with this content came from the very personal experience of Xuxa. When she was 10 years old, Xuxa dreamed of having a bluebird. Xuxa explained the concept of the film. The screenplay by Flavio de Souza, responsible for the plot of other films of the hosts, such as
Xuxinha e Guto contra os Monstros do Espaço (2005),
Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida (2004) and
Xuxa Abracadabra (2003). His text came to life through the eyes of director Rudi Lagemann, the "Foguinho", invited by Conspiração Filmes, especially for the project. He explained the concept of the film.
Cast The role of Kikinha, the children's version of the protagonist, was Leticia Botelho, who had already participated in the feature films
Ouro Negro (2006) and
Fica Comigo Essa Noite (2006), as well as presenting the program
Janela Janelinha on TVE Brasil. In the children's cast, the film star Maria Clara David, who previously had participated in commercials and TV shows, such as
Zorra Total,
Sob Nova Direção and
Linha Direta, by
Globo TV, stand out. She plays Glorinha, a girl who is pressured by her parents to pursue a future that is not exactly what she dreams for herself. "The movie talks about it too. You have to think about whether you're running after the right dream, or if that's not just the dream your father or mother wants for you, "says Xuxa. He plays a
biologist and environmental secretary for Quimera, a fictional city where people are ecologically conscious and take care of everything not to attack the planet. "Xuxa is a very calm person. It's very nice to work with her" says Casagrande. Places known to Cariocas, such as the Glauce Rocha Theater in the center, and the Lage Park, Each of the rooms was ornamented with strange objects ordered improbably. The idea was to bring in "visual jokes" so that the environment would indeed look like a dream. "We put a picture upside down, a giant log book... it has a wall with several clocks, the pointers do not walk and each one sets a different time. Why don't they walk? Because time stands still, "he explains. One day after the filming began, director Rudi Lagemann already felt the usual apprehension that precedes the beginning of the production of a feature film. "We are anxious, in a hallucinatory rhythm of preparation, an immense team of artists and technicians rehearsing, designing choreographies, making costumes, constructing scenarios to arrive at this magic hour that is to enter the set, and we can say the blessed word: 'Action!' "Said the director, at the time, noting that filming is, in all its aspects, a moment of great pleasure. "I feel privileged. I love filming, solving typical shooting problems, exchanging ideas, directing actors, and choosing camera angles. It's very enjoyable to get along with good-humored and intelligent people, and the movies provide that."
Special effects The visual effects were developed and executed by the post-production team of
Conspiração Filmes, in partnership with
Megacolor, under the supervision of Cláudio Peralta and Adenilson Muri Cunha, two specialists in the area. "We have already begun the process knowing what scenes we would play in the story. Our main job was to print a magical and fanciful character at specific points in the film. The premiere took place on December 11, 2007, in
São Paulo and December 19, 2007, in
Rio de Janeiro. The site teaser was developed by the agency RMG Connect, the site allows Internet users to check the teaser trailer, some photos, the synopsis and the technical file of the film. The film was released on December 21, 2007. ==Reception==