Our Lady of Compassion (1969)

Original title

A Compadecida

Directed by

George Jonas

Genre

comedy film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A clever peasant and his mischievous friend get into a series of comic misadventures in a small Brazilian town. The film is based on a famous stage play with folk and religious themes.

whimsicalwarmplayfulmildly irreverentregional flavorcomicdown-to-earth

What happens

A Compadecida é um filme brasileiro de 1969, do gênero comédia, dirigido por George Jonas e roteiro de Ariano Suassuna e George Jonas, baseado na premiada peça de Ariano Suassuna, Auto da Compadecida. Foi gravado em Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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