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Hour of the Star
Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

25 April 1985

Country

Brazil

Cast

Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

Macabéa

José Dumont

José Dumont

Olímpico de Jesus

Tamara Taxman

Tamara Taxman

Glória

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Madame Carlota

Umberto Magnani

Umberto Magnani

Seu Raimundo

Denoy de Oliveira

Denoy de Oliveira

Pereira

Lizette Negreiros

Lizette Negreiros

Maria

Sônia Guedes

Sônia Guedes

Joana

Carlos Cambraia

Carlos Cambraia

Cleide Queiroz

Cleide Queiroz

Ednaldo Freire

Ednaldo Freire

Elza Gonçalves

Elza Gonçalves

Magali Biff

Magali Biff

Maria do Carmo Soares

Maria do Carmo Soares

Maria do Carmo

Marli Bortoletto

Marli Bortoletto

Nilton Borges

Nilton Borges

Dirce Militello

Dirce Militello

Glória's Mother

Rubens Rollo

Rubens Rollo

Glória's Father

Roney Facchini

Roney Facchini

Party Guest

Walter Paulo Filho

Walter Paulo Filho

Man in Mercedes

Euricio Martins

Euricio Martins

Subway Guard

Miro Martinez

Miro Martinez

Blind Man

Manoel Luiz Aranha

Manoel Luiz Aranha

Photographer

Ursula Grozca Marcondes

Ursula Grozca Marcondes

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