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A Estrangeira (1982)

A Estrangeira (1982)

Drama
Release Date: 1982, February 1
Directors: João Mário Grilo
Countries: Portugal
Cast: Maria de Medeiros, Fernando Rey, Diogo Dória, Teresa Madruga, Simone de Oliveira, Artur Semedo, Nuno Carinhas, Mariana Villar

Overview:

The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as Totonno, a low-level, petty criminal anxious to move up a somewhat crooked ladder. Rising to the rank of the "dons" -- Don Raffaele (Carmine Ippolito) or Don Gennaro (Pasquale Cenammo) -- is not an easy task, as Totonno is about to find out. In the meantime, Paula (Belinda Lee) provides a romantic distraction, and another would-be entrepreneur opts for the straight and narrow. This uneven feature offers some colorful performances but the sum is less convincing than its parts.