Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

  • L
  • 08/22/2003 (BR)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 46m

Overview

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Guel Arraes

Writer, Screenplay, Director

Osman Lins

Writer

Pedro Cardoso

Screenplay

Jorge Furtado

Screenplay

Cast

Selton Mello's headshot

Selton Mello

Leléu
Débora Falabella's headshot

Débora Falabella

Lisbela
Virginia Cavendish's headshot

Virginia Cavendish

Inaura
Bruno Garcia's headshot

Bruno Garcia

Douglas
Tadeu Mello's headshot

Tadeu Mello

Cabo Citonho
André Mattos's headshot

André Mattos

Tenente Guedes
Lívia Falcão's headshot

Lívia Falcão

Francisquinha
Marco Nanini's headshot

Marco Nanini

Frederico Evandro

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