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Jogo de Mão (1983)

Jogo de Mão (1983)

Drama
Release Date: 1983, February 2
Directors: Monique Rutler
Countries: Portugal
Production: Paisá
Cast: José Wallenstein, João Lagarto, Orlando Costa, Júlio César, Márcia Breia, Asdrubal Teles, Isabel de Castro, Rosa Lobato Faria, Teresa Roby, Inês Lapa Lopes, Ilda Roquete, Zita Duarte

Overview:

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story. The first sketch is about a young man who shines shoes for a living, and tries to keep up a relationship with two women while convincing each she is his only true love. The next story is about a man who beats up his wife when he is drunk, and sells furs for a living. One day, as she is riding in the back of his truck with the furs, he hits a bad patch and she and some furs fall out. The question is, will the woman be enterprising and leave the jerk - or not? The third tale concerns a woman looking into how much control a prostitute has over her clients, and to really find out, she becomes a prostitute herself for awhile - leading to some quite unexpected situations. The last segment handles the uglier side of the life styles of the rich and famous.