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Esse Rio que Eu Amo (1960)

Esse Rio que Eu Amo poster
Directed by
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Genre
drama
Country
Brazil
Rated
14
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Brazilian film is divided into four short stories, all set against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro's carnival. The tales are melodramatic and focus on everyday people caught in love, loss, and longing.

melodramaticsentimentalepisodicnostalgicromantictragiclivelyurban

What happens

Esse Rio Que Eu Amo é um longa-metragem brasileiro, exibido em 1960, dirigido por Carlos Hugo Christensen e com roteiro de Millôr Fernandes. Dividido em quatro contos: Balbino, o homem do mar e O milhar seco de Orígenes Lessa, A Morte da Porta-Estandarte de Aníbal Machado e Noite de Almirante, de Machado de Assis. As histórias melodramáticas, tem como pano de fundo o carnaval carioca. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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