The Amorous Ones (Portuguese: As Amorosas) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film was also entered into the 1969 Melbourne International Film Festival.[3]
| The Amorous Ones | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Written by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Produced by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Starring | Paulo José Jacqueline Myrna Lilian Lemmertz Anecy Rocha |
| Cinematography | Pio Zamuner |
| Edited by | Maria Guadalupe Landini |
| Music by | Rogério Duprat |
Production companies | Kamera Filmes Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Plot
editA young university student lives in a permanent state of perplexity and emotional indecision, which is reflected in all his attitudes and positions taken on life. Of bourgeois fomentation, he lives almost in poverty, living at his friends' house and arranging money for small services and loans obtained from his sister.
Cast
edit- Paulo José as Marcelo
- Jacqueline Myrna as Marta
- Lilian Lemmertz as Lena
- Anecy Rocha as Ana
- Stênio Garcia
- Newton Prado
- Inês Knaut
- Ana Maria Scavazza
- Flávio Porto
- Abrahão Farc
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "As Amorosas" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "MIFF: The Amorous Ones". miff.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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