Hour of the Star (1985)

Name: Hour of the Star
Director: Suzana Amaral
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Carlos Cambraia, Cleide Queiroz, Denoy de Oliveira, Ednaldo Freire, Elza Gonçalves

Original Title: A Hora da Estrela

Drama

7.3 (93 votes)

1h 36m

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.

Details

Director: Suzana Amaral
Writer: Suzana Amaral, Alfredo Oroz, Clarice Lispector
Original Language: Portuguese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Carlos Cambraia Cleide Queiroz Denoy de Oliveira Ednaldo Freire Elza Gonçalves Fernanda Montenegro José Dumont Lizette Negreiros Magali Biff Marcélia Cartaxo Maria do Carmo Soares Marli Bortoletto Sônia Guedes Tamara Taxman Umberto Magnani