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Hour of the star : A hora da estrela /

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A young woman from the countryside of northeast Brazil moves to the sprawling city of San Paolo. Her doomed quest for success amid the desperate poverty around her is tempered by the happiness she finds in her fantasies.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hora da estrela (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Raiz Produc̦ões Cinematográficas, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Amaral, Suzana, Cartaxo, Marcélia, Dumont, José, 1951-, Guedes, Sonia, Magnani, Umberto, Oliveira, Denoy de, 1933-1998, Lispector, Clarice
Format: Video VHS
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1987?]
Subjects:
Foreign films.
Poverty > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Drama.
Motion pictures, Brazilian.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A young woman from the countryside of northeast Brazil moves to the sprawling city of San Paolo. Her doomed quest for success amid the desperate poverty around her is tempered by the happiness she finds in her fantasies.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Based on the novel: A hora da estrela / by Clarice Lispector.
A foreign film (Brazil).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (96 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Edgar Moura ; music, Marcus Vinicius.