Armpits

Armpits

84 mins | Comedy | May 5, 2016

Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.

Armpits

84 mins | Comedy | May 5, 2016

Armpits
Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Alfama Films
Original title Axilas
Directors José Fonseca e Costa
Writers Mário Botequilha, José Fonseca e Costa, Rubem Fonseca

Cast

Margarida Marinho

as Angelina

Pedro Lacerda

as Lázaro de Jesus

Paula Guedes

as Madre Superiora

Rui Morisson

as Maldonado

Cecília Guimarães

as Piedade

Luís Mascarenhas

as Motorista da Avó

Elisa Lisboa

as Avó

Fernando Ferrão

as Padre Ezequiel

Maria da Rocha

as Maria Pia

Mia Tomé

as Maria Pia (voice)

Lourenço Seruya

as Noivo

Laurent Filipe

as Trompetista

Romeu Runa

as Figurão do Bilhar

Miguel Monteiro

as Padre Funeral Maria Pia

Luís Lucas

as Médico

Carlos Curto

as Motorista do Padrinho

José Raposo

as Datuatia

Alexandra Sargento

as Freira

Francisco Brás

as Desconhecido no Funeral