Drama · Brazil · 1982 · 2h 45m

The King of the Candle

O Rei da Vela

Director

Noilton Nunes José Celso Martinez Corrêa

Cast

Maria Alice Vergueiro as Dona Cesarina Renato Borghi as Abelardo Primeiro Henriqueta Brieba as Dona Poloquinha José Wilker as Abelardo Segundo Esther Góes as Heloísa de Lesbos Carlos Gregório as Totó Fruta do Conde

Crew

Pedro Farkas — Director of Photography Guel Arraes — Editor Carlos Ebert — Writer Carlos Ebert — Producer

Synopsis

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundamentally recorded in 1971 and released only in the 1980s.

Key Collaborators

Noilton Nunes Director José Celso Martinez Corrêa Director Pedro Farkas Director of Photography Guel Arraes Editor Carlos Ebert Writer Carlos Ebert Producer

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