Hour of the Star
DramaComedy
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
VIBE
A quietly devastating portrait of a young woman adrift in the city. It's a film that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant, capturing the everyday struggles and small hopes of an unforgettable character.
melancholicwistfulquirkypoignantslow-burnarthousecharacter studyBrazilian cinemalonelinessaspirationidentityurban alienation
woman director
