Ópera do Malandro (Malandro) (1986)
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58% of users liked it
(91 ratings)
Malandro is a Brazilian musical set in the Rio of the 1940s. Likeable prostitute Fabio Sabag is fired from her nightclub job. Fabio's pimp Edson Celulari vows vengeance upon the girl's odious ex-boss. Celulari sets about to seduce the club owner's daughter Claudia Ohana, but she proves to be no… More Malandro is a Brazilian musical set in the Rio of the 1940s. Likeable prostitute Fabio Sabag is fired from her nightclub job. Fabio's pimp Edson Celulari vows vengeance upon the girl's odious ex-boss. Celulari sets about to seduce the club owner's daughter Claudia Ohana, but she proves to be no pushover. The play on which this film is based was very obviously influenced by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, especially The Threepenny Opera and Happy Days. Malandro was released in Brazil as Opera do Malandro. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
- Directed By
- Ruy Guerra, Chico Buarque de Hollanda
- Written By
- Ruy Guerra
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
- In Theaters
- Jul 2, 1986 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
Ópera do Malandro is way more Love's Labour's Lost than Moulin Rouge!, both in formal execution and in its awkward orientation to World War II. The film means to be ersatz but perhaps not this much.
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Cast
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Edson Celularias Max Overseas -
Claudia Ohanaas Ludmila Struedel -
Elba Ramalhoas Margot
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Ney Latorracaas Tigrao -
Fábio Sabagas Otto Struedel -
J.C. Viollaas Geni
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