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Marcelia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro, Umberto Magnani ... see more see more... , Denoy De Oliveira , Claudia Rezende , Mme. Carlotta , Euricio Martins , Manoel Luiz Aranha , Rubens Rollo , Sonia Guedes

This is a sympathetic, observant drama about the trials and tribulations of Macabea (Marcelia Cartaxo) who has left her home in northeastern Brazil to seek her fortune in Sao Paulo. Macabea misses her... read more read more... friends and family but stays with her dreams for the future -- even in the face of unfair treatment from her fellow office workers, her boyfriend, and her roommates. She has many traits that would resonate in a wide range of viewers, and she easily carries this story based on a novel by Clarice Lispector. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Suzana Amaral

Release Date: January 1, 1986

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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Pat Graham
January 1, 2000
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January 1, 2000
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January 1, 2000
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Emanuel Levy
June 19, 2005
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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
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