Men and Women (1964 film)
Men and Women | |
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Directed by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
Written by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
Produced by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
Starring | Norma Bengell Odete Lara Gabriele Tinti |
Cinematography | Rudolf Icsey |
Edited by | Mauro Alice |
Music by | Rogério Duprat |
Production companies | Kamera Filmes Vera Cruz Filmes |
Distributed by | Cinedistri Embrafilme |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Noite Vazia, literally meaning Empty Night but translated as Men and Women, is a 1964 Brazilian drama film, one of the best known of the filmmaker Walter Hugo Khouri, with a soundtrack by Rogério Duprat executed by Zimbo Trio.
In November 2015 the film entered the list made by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine) of the 100 best Brazilian films of all time. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot[]
In São Paulo, two friends (one married and from a wealthy family) take two prostitutes for a night of searching for different pleasures. The experience turns out to be frustrating for all concerned, with the four spending the time talking about themselves, the bitterness of life and the emptiness of their lives.
Cast[]
- Norma Bengell as Mara
- Odete Lara as Regina
- as Luisinho
- Gabriele Tinti as Nelson
- Lisa Negri as Nelson's lover
- as Japanese waitress
- as Luis's son
References[]
- ^ "Noite Vazia" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Men and Women". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1964 films
- Portuguese-language films
- 1964 drama films
- Brazilian films
- Brazilian drama films
- Brazilian black-and-white films
- Films set in São Paulo
- Films directed by Walter Hugo Khouri
- Brazilian film stubs