Opera do Malandro Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Malandro is a Brazilian musical set in the Rio of the 1940s. Likeable prostitute Fabio Sabag is fired from her nightclub job. Fabio's pimp Edson Celulari vows vengeance upon the girl's odious ex-boss. Celulari sets about to seduce the club owner's daughter Claudia Ohana, but she proves to be no pushover. The play on which this film is based was very obviously influenced by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, especially The Threepenny Opera and Happy Days. Malandro was released in Brazil as Opera do Malandro. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Edson Celulari, Claudia Ohana, Elba Ramalho, Ney Latorraca, Fabio Sabag
Theatrical Release Date:
01/30/1987
DVD Release Date:
12/07/2004
Run Time:
106 min.
Production Co.:
French Ministry of Culture, MK2 Productions, TF1 Films
Director(s):
Ruy Guerra
Genre(s):
Family, Musicals
Themes:
Prostitutes
Tone:
Bittersweet
Keywords:
Nazi, gangster, hustler, nightclub, pimp, prostitute/prostitution, revenge
Country of Origin:
USA (01-30-1987)
Language:
Portuguese
Status:
DVD

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