Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star (1986)

A Hora da Estrela

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.

Date of release
1986-04-25
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (94)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama
Director
Suzana Amaral

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rio de Janeiro
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Hour of the Star is a Brazilian film directed by Suzana Amaral and released in 1985. The film is an adaptation of Clarice Lispector novel of the same name. It follows Macabea, an impoverished orphan teenager girl living in São Paulo.

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