Overview
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Mocinha
Raul Guaraná
Rodriguinho
Priscilla Rozenbaum
Conceição
Paulo Betti
Henrique
Ricardo Kosovski
Orlando
Nanda Costa
Iracema
Maria Flor
Adalgisa
L
Lucca Valor
Ricardinho
Fernando Gomes
Manoel
J
José Roberto Oliveira
Pinheiro
Clemente Viscaíno
José
R
Renata Paschoal
Maria Augusta
E
Enrico Paschoal Nicaretta
Rodriguinho (5 anos)