Woman on Top

"A sexy comedy that turns happily ever after upside down."

Sep 22 2000 R 1h 32m
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazil, "Woman on Top" is a spicy, sexy comedy about the magic of food, love and music. Meet Isabella, a sultry enchantress born with the special gift of melting the palates and hearts of men everywhere. When she decides to break free from her rocky marriage and the stifling kitchen of her husband's restaurant in Brazil, she spirits off to San Francisco in pursuit of her dreams of a real culinary career.

Plot

Plagued by chronic motion sickness, Isabella--a sultry Brazilian belle, and a gifted chef--needs to be in control in every aspect of her life: in her car; in the kitchen; on the dance floor, and of course, during sex. Needless to say, this confusing situation drives Isabella's husband, Toninho, crazy--and after one infidelity too many--the feisty young woman decides to do what she knows best: take over the reins of her life, and move to San Francisco. There, a brilliant career as the presenter of her TV cooking show awaits Isabella--and for the first time in a long while--she feels loved. Will guilty Toninho realise what he's lost?

Written by

Vera Blasi

Directed by

Fina Torres

Cast

Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Languages

Português, English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
11,082
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
41
Popularity
NA