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The Story of Fausta

Original title: Romance da Empregada
  • 1988
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
219
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Betty Faria in The Story of Fausta (1988)
Drama

Fausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she work... Read allFausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. The elderly but randy Zé, who carries advertising signs at the train station,... Read allFausta is a survivor who dreams of building a house on land she's buying on the installment plan. Meanwhile she lives in a one-room tin-roofed hovel with her idle husband, João, and she works as a maid. The elderly but randy Zé, who carries advertising signs at the train station, buys her perfume and invites her to spend Sundays with him. She accepts. After João injur... Read all

  • Director
    • Bruno Barreto
  • Writer
    • Naum Alves de Souza
  • Stars
    • Betty Faria
    • Daniel Filho
    • Brandão Filho
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    219
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruno Barreto
    • Writer
      • Naum Alves de Souza
    • Stars
      • Betty Faria
      • Daniel Filho
      • Brandão Filho
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Betty Faria
    Betty Faria
    • Fausta
    Daniel Filho
    Daniel Filho
    • João
    Brandão Filho
    Brandão Filho
    • Zé da Placa
    Cristina Pereira
    • Coizinha
    Antonio Pedro
    • Joaquim
    Maria Alves
    Maria Alves
    Expedito Barreira
    Nica Bomfim
    Mario Borges
    Neusa Borges
      Candido Damm
      Arthur Costa Filho
      Arthur Costa Filho
      Stela Freitas
      • Fausta's friend
      Raul Gazolla
      • Argentinian tourist
      Cláudia Jimenez
      Eri Johnson
      • Beach soccer player
      Lutero Luiz
      Lutero Luiz
      • Policeman
      Procópio Mariano
      • Director
        • Bruno Barreto
      • Writer
        • Naum Alves de Souza
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      7kipper-5

      Struggles of working-class Brazilians, funny and sad

      I've watched this movie several times, because its depiction of the everyday life of working-class Brazilians fascinates me, with plenty of heartbreak and some occasional laughter. But I'm not prepared to say how realistic it is. I would ask a Brazilian for an opinion on that.

      I like Betty Faria a lot; she was also in "Bye Bye Brazil" and many other Brazilian films, and she's very funny when she wants to be. Brandao Filho is also very charming as the old man that Fausta connects with. But, boy, Bruno Barreto sure knows how to make a depressing movie.

      Ruben Blades did the music on the soundtrack--Lord knows why. It's good but it didn't seem very Brazilian to me.

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        Daniel Filho, who plays João (Fausta's husband) is also a director and a film producer. On his credits as a producer are Central Station (1998) and Carandiru (2003).

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      • Release date
        • October 5, 1988 (Brazil)
      • Country of origin
        • Brazil
      • Language
        • Portuguese
      • Also known as
        • Historia Fausty
      • Production companies
        • Embrafilme
        • Lorentzen Empreendimentos e Participações
        • Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 30m(90 min)
      • Color
        • Color

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