The Hour of the Star Movie Review 1985

The poignant, highly acclaimed feature debut by Amaral, about an innocent young woman moving to the city of Sao Paulo from the impoverished countryside of Brazil, and finding happiness despite her socioeconomic failures. Based on Clarice Lispector's novel. In Portuguese with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from Brazilian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Coming of Age, South America

Cast

Marcelia Cartaxo

Director

Suzana Amaral

Producer

Suzana Amaral

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1985: Actress (Cartaxo).