Lisbela and the Prisoner

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Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

Directed by Guel Arraes

Comedy, Romance · 1h 46m

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Guel Arraes
Screenplay
Guel Arraes, Pedro Cardoso, Jorge Furtado
Writer
Guel Arraes, Osman Lins
Director of Photography
Uli Burtin
Editor
Paulo Henrique Farias
Producer
Paula Lavigne

Details

Original title
Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
Release date
2003-08-22
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil
Production
Natasha Filmes, Estúdios Mega, Globo Filmes, 20th Century Fox Brazil