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Our Lady of Compassion

1969 · 92 min

A wry, sunbaked fable of small-town hypocrisy and sudden violence, mixing folk comedy with moral reckoning.

Directed by
George Jonas
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Armando Bógus, Antônio Fagundes, Zózimo Bulbul
Overview
João Grilo is a backwoodsman who tries to get along at the expense of the powerful in the city, who pretend to be respectful of morals and good customs and hide their sins. But when a band of cangaceiros attacks the small town, everyone has to settle accounts with God and the Devil.

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Directed by
George Jonas
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Armando Bógus, Antônio Fagundes, Zózimo Bulbul
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • morality
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
George Jonas
Written by
George Jonas
Starring
Armando Bógus, Antônio Fagundes, Zózimo Bulbul, Regina Duarte, Ary Toledo, Felipe Carone, Rubens Teixeira, Zéluiz Pinho
Runtime
92 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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