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A Estrangeira (1982)
Directed by João Mário Grilo
Drama · 1h 40m
The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as Totonno, a low-level, petty criminal anxious to move up a somewhat crooked ladder. Rising to the rank of the "dons" -- Don Raffaele (Carmine Ippolito) or Don Gennaro (Pasquale Cenammo) -- is not an easy task, as Totonno is about to find out. In the meantime, Paula (Belinda Lee) provides a romantic distraction, and another would-be entrepreneur opts for the straight and narrow. This uneven feature offers some colorful performances but the sum is less convincing than its parts.
Cast
Fernando Rey
Teresa Madruga
Mariana Villar
Maria de Medeiros
Diogo Dória
Artur Semedo
Simone de Oliveira
João César Monteiro
Pedro Efe
Nuno Carinhas
Crew
- Director
- João Mário Grilo
- Screenplay
- Michael Graham, Teresa Azevedo, João Mário Grilo
- Director of Photography
- Acácio de Almeida
- Editor
- Roberto Perpignani, Teresa Caldas
- Producer
- Paulo Branco
Details
- Release date
- 1982-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Portugal