O Ébrio (1946)
- Directed by
- Gilda de Abreu
- Genre
- drama film, musical film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- L
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a man whose life falls apart after he becomes an alcoholic. It shows his journey from success to despair.
melodramaticsentimentaltragicmusicalsoberingemotionalclassicpoignant
What happens
O Ébrio (English: The Drunkard) is a 1946 Brazilian film directed by Gilda de Abreu. The screenplay is based on a song by Vicente Celestino. In addition to being the first female director of a Brazilian sound film, the movie enjoyed both commercial and critical success, garnering about 4 million viewers between 1946 and 1950. It is still regarded as "one of the great successes of Brazilian Cinema", according to film historian João Luiz Vieira. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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