Hour of the Star
Hour of the Star
7.3
|April 25, 1985|1h 36m|Movie
DramaComedy

Storyline

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.

Top 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

?

Cleide Queiroz

?

Ednaldo Freire

?

Elza Gonçalves

Magali Biff

Magali Biff

?

Maria do Carmo Soares

Maria do Carmo

Marli Bortoletto

Marli Bortoletto

?

Nilton Borges

Dirce Militello

Dirce Militello

Glória's Mother

?

Rubens Rollo

Glória's Father

Roney Facchini

Roney Facchini

Party Guest

?

Walter Paulo Filho

Man in Mercedes

Director

Suzana Amaral

Writers

Suzana Amaral, Alfredo Oroz

Status

Released

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