Hour of the Star

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-03-01

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (656 Reviews)

Director:

Suzana Amaral

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Marcelia Cartaxo Josè Dumont Tamara Taxman Fernanda Montenegro

Writer:

Suzana Amaral

Clarice Lispector (novel)

Alfredo Oroz

Fullplot:

Macabea 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 time Radio Station; on Sundays she likes to ride the subways. She describes herself saying, "I am a typist and a virgin, and I like Coca-Cola." Then she meets Olimpico, a north-easterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a Congressman.

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