Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)
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Plot.
Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.
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Cast & Crew.
Selton Mello
Leléu
Débora Falabella
Lisbela
Virginia Cavendish
Inaura
Bruno Garcia
Douglas
Tadeu Mello
Cabo Citonho
André Mattos
Tenente Guedes
Lívia Falcão
Francisquinha
Marco Nanini
Frederico Evandro
Heloísa Périssé
Prazeres
Aramis Trindade
Homem jurado de morte
Carlos Casagrande
Steve (Ator do filme do cinema)
Zeca Veloso
Leléu (jovem)
Cláudio Renée
Ator no filme do cinema
Luisa Arraes
Dama de Honra
Paula Lavigne
Monga, A mulher Gorila / Producer
Cláudio Perotto
Ator (vilão no filme do cinema)
Michelle Birkheuer
Atriz no filme do cinema
Jorgeh Ramos
Narrador
Guel Arraes
Writer / Screenplay / Director
João Falcão
Composer
Lucas Mendes Kater
Executive Producer's Assistant
André Moraes
Composer
Ivan Teixeira
Executive Producer
Caetano Veloso
Music
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 22, 2003
Original NameLisbela e o Prisioneiro
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Filming LocationsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
romance
based on play or musical
brazilian northeast
brazilian cinema
loving
amused
comforting
Wiki.
Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (Lisbela and the Prisoner) is a 2003 Brazilian romantic comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, based on the 1964 play of the same name by Osman Lins.
Filming took place in cities of Pernambuco, Igarassu, Paudalho and Recife, as well as in Rio de Janeiro and Nova Iguaçu.
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