The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (1988)
- Original title
- A Dama do Cine Shanghai
- Directed by
- Guilherme de Almeida Prado
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman gets involved in a dangerous plot that references classic film noir. The story unfolds in a stylized world of shadows and deception.
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What happens
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (Portuguese: A Dama do Cine Shanghai) is a 1988 Brazilian thriller film written and directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The film borrows some references from Hollywood films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai; its name is a play on the title of Welles's film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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