Lisbela e o Prisioneiro

Aug 22 2003 N/A 1h 46m
Comedy, Romance

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Plot

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man who travels from town to town selling all sorts of things and performing as Master of Ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Inaura, a sexy, beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman in the area. The hitman find out about his wife's affair and pursues Leléu, who must leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Written by

Guel Arraes, Jorge Furtado, Pedro Cardoso

Directed by

Guel Arraes

Cast

André Mattos, Aramis Trindade, Bruno Garcia

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Globo Filmes, Estúdios Mega, Natasha Filmes

Languages

Português

Awards

14 wins & 19 nominations total

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Average Rating
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