Lonesome Women

1959 1h 15m PT

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

AdventureDrama

Synopsis

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In a desolate area of Brazilian mountainside, cut off from civilization, an old miner discovers a king-size diamond that he puts in his pocket rather than turn over to the thugs he works for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Helio Souto
Aurora Duarte
Victor Merinow
Lola Brah
Ruth de Souza
Lyris Castellani
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Luigi Picchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walter Hugo Khouri
Writers: Walter Hugo Khouri, Carlos Alberto de Souza Barros
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walter Hugo Khouri, shot by Konstantin Tkaczenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Helio Souto and Aurora Duarte and Victor Merinow carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0189536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walter Hugo Khouri directs. Konstantin Tkaczenko behind the camera. Carlos Coimbra cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Walter Hugo Khouri, shot by Konstantin Tkaczenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Carlos Coimbra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Helio Souto and Aurora Duarte and Victor Merinow carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0189536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.