Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star

96 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 25, 1985

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.

Hour of the Star

96 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 25, 1985

Hour of the Star
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Raiz Produções Cinematográficas
Original title A Hora da Estrela
Directors Suzana Amaral
Writers Suzana Amaral, Clarice Lispector, Alfredo Oroz

Cast

Marcélia Cartaxo

as Macabéa

José Dumont

as Olímpico de Jesus

Tamara Taxman

as Glória

Fernanda Montenegro

as Madame Carlota

Denoy de Oliveira

as Pereira

Umberto Magnani

as Seu Raimundo

Dirce Militello

as Glória's Mother

Rubens Rollo

as Glória's Father

Walter Paulo Filho

as Man in Mercedes