Hour of the Star

Suzana Amaral

1985, 96’

Poverty and marginalization of oppressed individuals are addressed in Macabéa’s story, a migrant from the Northeast. After her aunt`s death, she moves to Rio de Janeiro, works as a typist and falls in love with Olímpio de Jesus - who cheats on her with her co-worker. It addresses issues in incommunicability and the pain caused by loneliness.
MAIN FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
1985 - Brasília Festival – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Editor, Best Director of Art, Best Cinematography, Best Original Soundtrack, Critics Award, Jury Award, OCIC Award | 1986 – Berlin International Film Festival – Best Actress, OCIC Honorable Mention, Honorable Mention International Film Club Confederation | 1986 – Créteil International Women’s Film Festival - France – Best Direction | 1986 – Havana International Festival – Best Film | 1986 - Oscar – Best Film Brazilian Nomination

about the director Suzana Amaral

She started her filmmaker career in the late 1960s, when, almost becoming a grandmother, she took an entrance exam for Cinema at ECA-USP (University of São Paulo). After graduation, she attended postgraduate studies at NYU in Film Direction (NY). She shot more than fifty documentaries of short films for the extinct TV show Câmara Aberta (TV Cultura). Passed away in June, 2020.

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country

Brasil

ratings

12 anos

screenplay

Suzana Amaral, Alfredo Oroz

cinematography

Edgar Moura

editing

Idê Lacreta

soundtrack

Marcus Vinícius

producer

Raiz Produções Cinematográficas

executive producer

Assunção Hernandes

cast

Marcélia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro, Walter Filho, Sonia Guedes, Umberto Magnani

distribution

Raiz Distribuidora Audiovisual

contact

assuncao@raizdistribuidora.com.br

Poverty and marginalization of oppressed individuals are addressed in Macabéa’s story, a migrant from the Northeast. After her aunt`s death, she moves to Rio de Janeiro, works as a typist and falls in love with Olímpio de Jesus - who cheats on her with her co-worker. It addresses issues in incommunicability and the pain caused by loneliness.
MAIN FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
1985 - Brasília Festival – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Editor, Best Director of Art, Best Cinematography, Best Original Soundtrack, Critics Award, Jury Award, OCIC Award | 1986 – Berlin International Film Festival – Best Actress, OCIC Honorable Mention, Honorable Mention International Film Club Confederation | 1986 – Créteil International Women’s Film Festival - France – Best Direction | 1986 – Havana International Festival – Best Film | 1986 - Oscar – Best Film Brazilian Nomination

PRINCIPAIS FESTIVAIS E PRÊMIOS
1985 - Festival de Brasília - Melhor Filme, Melhor Direção, Melhor Roteiro, Melhor Atriz, Melhor Ator, Melhor Edição, Melhor Direção de Arte, Melhor Fotografia, Melhor Música, Prêmio da Crítica, Prêmio do Júri Popular, Prêmio OCIC | 1986 - Festival Internacional de Berlim - Melhor Atriz, Menção Especial OCIC, Menção Especial Confederação Internacional Cineclubes | 1986 - Festival Internacional Créteil de Filmes de Mulheres - França - Melhor Direção | 1986 - Festival Internacional de Havana - Melhor Filme | 1986 - Oscar - Indicado brasileiro a Melhor Filme estrangeiro

about the director Suzana Amaral

She started her filmmaker career in the late 1960s, when, almost becoming a grandmother, she took an entrance exam for Cinema at ECA-USP (University of São Paulo). After graduation, she attended postgraduate studies at NYU in Film Direction (NY). She shot more than fifty documentaries of short films for the extinct TV show Câmara Aberta (TV Cultura). Passed away in June, 2020.