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The Radio Star

1944 · 107 min

A gentle, tuneful old-fashioned charmer where family squabbles and young love resolve into song.

Directed by
Arthur Duarte
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Maria Matos, António Silva, Maria Eugénia
Overview
Geninha and Óscar are a couple who loves music. He's a good songwriter, she sings well. Despite this, their parents hate each other and do not seem willing to allow their marriage, nor the creation of a local radio for them.

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Directed by
Arthur Duarte
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Maria Matos, António Silva, Maria Eugénia
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • music
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
music, comedy, romance
Directed by
Arthur Duarte
Written by
João Bastos
Starring
Maria Matos, António Silva, Maria Eugénia, Óscar de Lemos, Curado Ribeiro, Teresa Cazal, Francisco Ribeiro, Aida Ultz
Runtime
107 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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