The Agony (1976)

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The Agony on IMDb 6.5/10 22 votes

Released:
1976-12-30

Overview:
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.

Director:
Júlio Bressane

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Romance, Crime, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Joel Barcellos
    as
    Antena, o malandro
  • Maria Gladys
    as
    Eva, a vidente
  • Grande Otelo
    as
    Sinhô
  • Wilson Grey
    as
    Mudo
  • Sandra Pêra
    as
    Aurora