The Woman Who Invented Love (1980)
- Original title
- A Mulher Que Inventou o Amor
- Directed by
- Jean Garrett
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A naive young woman is raped and becomes a prostitute. She controls men by faking pleasure and dreams of marrying a TV star.
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What happens
A Mulher que Inventou o Amor is a 1980 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Jean Garrett, written by João Silvério Trevisan, and starring Aldine Müller. Produced in the Boca do Lixo district, the film tells the story of Doralice, a naive and humble young woman who, after being raped by a butcher, transforms into a prostitute who controls men by simulating her own pleasure, while nurturing the dream of marrying a famous television actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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