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A hora da estrela = the hour of the star /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: K415 | Kino InternationalLanguage: Portuguese Original language: Portuguese Subtitle language: English Publication details: New York : Kino International, ©2005.Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

Other title:

Title on disc label and container: Hour of the star

Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:

791.43/72 22

LOC classification:

PN1997 .H811 2005

Production credits:

Director of photography, Edgar Moura ; editing, Ide N. Lacreta ; music, Marcus Vinicius.

Awards:

Best Film, Havana Film Festival; 10 Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Popular Jury Award, Brasilia Film Festival; Best Actress, Berlin Film Festival.

Cast: Marcélia Cartaxo, Denoy de Oliviera, Sônia Guedes, Umberto Magnani, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro.Summary: " ... this striking adaptation of the canonical novel by Clarice Lispector tracks the tragicomic ordeals of Macabéa (Marcelia Cartaxo) during her first days in the megalopolis of São Paulo-- after emigrating from the impoverished north of Brazil."--Container.Summary: "This Brazilian film is about a north-eastern immigrant orphan in Brazil named Macabea, a religious reference to the Macabee, who moves to the big city in an attempt to escape economic and social poverty. Unfortunately, she struggles to little avail. She makes little progress in the way of improving her life because of her severe lack of social skills, hygiene, nutrition, and formal education."--IMDb.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-02359 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050185336

Based on the novel by Clarice Lispector, "A hora da estrela".

Special features: Stills gallery.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD; NTSC; Dolby Digital.

In Portuguese with English subtitles.

Best Film, Havana Film Festival; 10 Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Popular Jury Award, Brasilia Film Festival; Best Actress, Berlin Film Festival.

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