The Agony

1976 1h 30m PT

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 8

RomanceCrimeComedy

Synopsis

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Cropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the wheel of his car when passing by a woman who walks by the roadside. Strongly painted lips, printed dress with round skirt and red shoes matching the color of the lipstick, she catches his attention. He gives her a ride, the two of them stare in silence for a few moments. They introduce themselves to one another and between the two establishes an absurd dialogue and full of metaphors. And they are driving around in corners of Rio de Janeiro, to the sound of Noel Rosa and Lamartine Babo. Eva and Antena, she a seer, he, an assassin on the run, initiate an unusual case of love, a marginal love, where boredom often gives way to tragedy, creating the agony of a holiday spent in an abyss.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Joel Barcellos
Antena, o malandro
Maria Gladys
Eva, a vidente
Grande Otelo
Sinhô
Wilson Grey
Mudo
Sandra Pêra
Aurora
Kleber Santos
Estrangulador
Renato Laclette
Guará Rodrigues

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Júlio Bressane
Writers: Júlio Bressane
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 / 7

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Joel Barcellos and Maria Gladys and Grande Otelo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0181953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Júlio Bressane directs. Leovegildo Cordeiro 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.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Leovegildo Cordeiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joel Barcellos and Maria Gladys and Grande Otelo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0181953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.