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As Safadas

1982 · 86 min

A cheeky, low-budget anthology of sleazy Brazilian urban tales that plays like a wry, bawdy slice of life.

Directed by
Inácio Araújo, Carlos Reichenbach
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Zilda Mayo, Vanessa Alves, Sandra Graffi
Overview
Three stories. 'Rainha do Fliper' (Pinball's Queen) Reginéia is the pinball's queen, exploited by her pimp Giba. Out of the blue, her former boyfriend Tenório comes to the arcade place seeking out Reginéia. 'Uma Aula de Sanfona' (One Class of Accordion) Bank clerk Nanci and her friend Cristina have come from Ribeirão Preto and share an apartment in São Paulo. Nanci has an argument with her lover Valdemar, and goes to her room blaming her upset on the accordian lessons that her neighbor, Durval Pereira, is giving on the floor above, but what is his secret? 'Belinha, a Virgem' (Belinha, the Virgin) The wedding day of the virgin, Belinha is rapidly approaching,. But the wedding is against the will of her fiancé's mother. When her future mother-in-law asks the parochial priest to check whether Belinha is virgin or not, the girl uses her sculptural body to resolve the situation.

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Directed by
Inácio Araújo, Carlos Reichenbach
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Zilda Mayo, Vanessa Alves, Sandra Graffi
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • sexuality
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Inácio Araújo, Carlos Reichenbach, Antonio Meliande
Starring
Zilda Mayo, Vanessa Alves, Sandra Graffi, Arlete Montenegro, Wilson Sampson, Carlos Koppa, Cláudio Mamberti, Felipe Levy
Runtime
86 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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