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Hour of the Star

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Hour of the Star

7.3

1h 36m

1985

Synopsis

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.

Director

Suzana Amaral

Trailer

DramaComedy

fortune tellerbased on novel or booksubwayradiotypewriterwoman director

Cast & Crew

Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

as Macabéa

José Dumont

José Dumont

as Olímpico de Jesus

Tamara Taxman

Tamara Taxman

as Glória

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

as Madame Carlota

Umberto Magnani

Umberto Magnani

as Seu Raimundo

Denoy de Oliveira

Denoy de Oliveira

as Pereira

Lizette Negreiros

Lizette Negreiros

as Maria

Sônia Guedes

Sônia Guedes

as Joana

Carlos Cambraia

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