Jogo de Mão

Jogo de Mão

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 2, 1983

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story. The first sketch is about a young man who shines shoes for a living, and tries to keep up a relationship with two women while convincing each she is his only true love. The next story is about a man who beats up his wife when he is drunk, and sells furs for a living. One day, as she is riding in the back of his truck with the furs, he hits a bad patch and she and some furs fall out. The question is, will the woman be enterprising and leave the jerk - or not? The third tale concerns a woman looking into how much control a prostitute has over her clients, and to really find out, she becomes a prostitute herself for awhile - leading to some quite unexpected situations. The last segment handles the uglier side of the life styles of the rich and famous.

Jogo de Mão

115 mins | Drama | Feb. 2, 1983

Jogo de Mão
In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story. The first sketch is about a young man who shines shoes for a living, and tries to keep up a relationship with two women while convincing each she is his only true love. The next story is about a man who beats up his wife when he is drunk, and sells furs for a living. One day, as she is riding in the back of his truck with the furs, he hits a bad patch and she and some furs fall out. The question is, will the woman be enterprising and leave the jerk - or not? The third tale concerns a woman looking into how much control a prostitute has over her clients, and to really find out, she becomes a prostitute herself for awhile - leading to some quite unexpected situations. The last segment handles the uglier side of the life styles of the rich and famous.
Producers
Original title Jogo de Mão
Directors Monique Rutler
Writers Eduardo Guerra Carneiro, Edgar Gonsalves Preto, Monique Rutler

Cast

Amílcar Botica

as Guest

Márcia Breia

as Maria Madalena

Orlando Costa

as Manuel

Júlio César

as Alberto

Isabel de Castro

as Maria de Jesus

Zita Duarte

as Maria

Henrique Espírito Santo

as Tasca's Client

João Lagarto

as Roberteiro

São José Lapa

as Isabel

Teresa Roby

as Teresa

Carlos Wallenstein

as António Cardeal

José Wallenstein

as Young Cardeal

Amílcar Lyra

as Escocês

Laurinda Ferreira

as Tininha

Ilda Roquete

as Housekeeper

Manuela Carona

as Cartomante

Maria N'Zambi

as Carolina

João Calvário

as José

Asdrubal Teles

as Priest

Inês Lapa Lopes

as Criança