The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
| The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the VHS release | |
| Directed by | Guilherme de Almeida Prado |
| Written by | Guilherme de Almeida Prado |
| Produced by | Sara Silveira |
| Starring | Maitê Proença Antônio Fagundes |
| Cinematography | Cláudio Portioli José Roberto Eliezer |
| Edited by | Jair Garcia Duarte |
| Music by | Hermelino Neder |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date | |
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | $450,000[3] |
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (
films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai; its name is a play on the title of Welles's film.[2][4]
Plot
Lucas (Antônio Fagundes), an estate agent, becomes fascinated by Suzana (Maitê Proença), a woman who looks almost exactly like an actress in the film he is watching. They start an affair, but she is married to Desdino, a gangster (Paulo Villaça), exposing Lucas to a criminal world of violence and corruption.[2][5][6]
Cast
- Maitê Proença as Suzana
- Antônio Fagundes as Lucas
- Paulo Villaça as Desdino
- José Mayer as Bolívar
- José Lewgoy as Linus
- Miguel Falabella as Lana
- Jorge Dória as an old man
- Sérgio Mamberti as Stan
- Matilde Mastrangi as secretary
- Imara Reis as Carmem / Sabrina / Lila Van / Inês Helena
- John Doo as Chuang
- Júlio Calasso as Bira
Reception
At the 16th
Bogota Film Festival.[8]
References
- ^ a b "A Dama do Cine Shanghai" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ Folha de S. Paulo(in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. September 9, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "Onda internacional do filme B contagia o Brasil". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. January 20, 1989. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Pop Culture 101 - The Lady from Shanghai". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ Karney, Robyn. "The Lady From The Shanghai Cinema". Empire. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
- ^ "A Dama do Cine Shangai vence em Gramado". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. June 28, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ "XXIV Festival de Cine de Bogotá" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogota Film Festival. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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