Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Amorous Ones (1968)

The Amorous Ones poster
Original title
As Amorosas
Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the lives of several people in Sao Paulo, focusing on their romantic and sexual relationships. It shows how their desires and frustrations play out against a backdrop of urban isolation.

melancholicsensualslow-burnintrospectivevisually lushatmosphericemotionalsubdued

What happens

The Amorous Ones (Portuguese: As Amorosas) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was also entered into the 1969 Melbourne International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?