O Gato de Madame

1957 1h 30m PT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Arlindo works delivering the clothes that his wife washes. During a working day, he finds a customer's cat, who offers a reward to whoever returns it. To deliver the animal, he ends up going through a lot of confusion.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amacio Mazzaropi
Arlindo Pinto
Odete Lara
Ivone (madame)/Marquesa de Santos
Carlos Cotrim
Cícero (amigo da madame)/Major (chefe da quadrilha)/D.Pedro I
Lima Neto
D.Pedro II/homem passando na porta do museu
Roberto Duval
Vice-chefe da quadrilha
Gilberto Chagas
Bandido da quadrilha
Leo de Avelar
Bandido da quadrilha
Henricão
Presidiário negro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Agostinho Martins Pereira
Writers: Agostinho Martins Pereira, Abilio Pereira de Almeida, Abilio Pereira de Almeida
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Agostinho Martins Pereira, shot by H.E. Fowle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mauro Alice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amacio Mazzaropi and Odete Lara and Carlos Cotrim carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0181552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Agostinho Martins Pereira directs. H.E. Fowle behind the camera. Mauro Alice cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Mazzaropi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Agostinho Martins Pereira, shot by H.E. Fowle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mauro Alice shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amacio Mazzaropi and Odete Lara and Carlos Cotrim carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0181552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.