The Story of Fausta

The Story of Fausta

90 mins | Drama, Romance | May 15, 1988

Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. Through it all she's a scourge, arguing, jeering and being jeered, but also displaying the spirit and energy of her idol, Tina Turner.

The Story of Fausta

90 mins | Drama, Romance | May 15, 1988

The Story of Fausta
Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. Through it all she's a scourge, arguing, jeering and being jeered, but also displaying the spirit and energy of her idol, Tina Turner.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers LC Barreto, Embrafilme, Lorentzen Empreendimentos e Participações
Original title Romance da Empregada
Directors Bruno Barreto
Writers Naum Alves de Souza

Cast

Betty Faria

as Fausta

Brandão Filho

as Zé da Placa

Daniel Filho

as João

Cristina Pereira

as Coizinha

Marcos Palmeira

as Luiz

Antonio Pedro

as Joaquim