

A Vida Como Ela É...
1996-03-31 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.9
Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives.
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- Euclydes Marinho
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- Estúdios Globo
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- Brazil
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