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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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