简介：In1925,Gabrielabecomescook,mistress,andthenwifeofNacib,abarownerinasmallBraziliancoastaltownrunsbythelocalcolonels.NacibbecomestiredofGabriela'suneducatedways,andannulsthemarriagewhenhefindsherinbedwithhisfriendTonico.ThepoliticalwaysofthetownmodernizeslightlyandGabrielareturnsasNacib'smistress. GabrielawasbasedonJorgeArmado'snovelGabriela,CloveandCinammon,whichalsoservedasthesourceofatypicallysteamyBrazilianTVsoapopera.Setin1925(whenthenovelwasfirstpublished),thefilmstarsMarcelloMastrioanniasNacib,abartenderintheBahianvillageofParati.Whenadroughtdescendsuponthesurroundingcountryside,slovenly-but-sexyGabriela(SonjaBraga)wandersintoParatiwithsomefriendsandrelatives.ImmediatelyentrancedbyGabriela'searthysensuality,Nacibhiresherasacookandpotentiallover.JealousoftheattentionspaidtoGabrielabythelocalmenfolk,Nacibdecidestomarryher,thenordershertodressandbehaveinamoreprudishfashion.ButGabrielacan'thelpstrayingsexually,andasconsequenceitisNacibwhoisforcedtoundergothefilm'smajorcharactertransformation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela,_Cravo_e_Canela…