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Hour of the Star
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Title: Hour of the Star

Release Date: 25 Apr 1985

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

Production Companies: Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (67 votes)

Cast

  • Macabéa: Marcélia Cartaxo
  • Olímpico de Jesus: José Dumont
  • Glória: Tamara Taxman
  • Madame Carlota: Fernanda Montenegro
  • Seu Raimundo: Umberto Magnani
  • Pereira: Denoy de Oliveira
  • Maria: Lizette Negreiros
  • Joana: Sônia Guedes
  • : Carlos Cambraia
  • : Cleide Queiroz
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