The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%. Scores higher than 83% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
91 audience votes
Key crew
- Suzana AmaralDirector
- Marcus ViniciusOriginal Music Composer
- Suzana AmaralScreenplay
- Alfredo OrozScreenplay
Cast
- Marcélia CartaxoMacabéa
- José DumontOlímpico de Jesus
- Tamara TaxmanGlória
- Fernanda MontenegroMadame Carlota
- Umberto MagnaniSeu Raimundo
- Denoy de OliveiraPereira
- Lizette NegreirosMaria
- Sônia GuedesJoana
- Carlos CambraiaCast
- Cleide QueirozCast
- Ednaldo FreireCast
- Elza GonçalvesCast
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Themes
fortune tellerbased on novel or booksubwayradiotypewriterwoman director
The Best Movies of 1986
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