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{{Infobox film

| name = They Don't Wear Black Tie

| image = They Don't Wear Black Tie.jpg

| caption =

| director = Leon Hirszman

| writer = Leon Hirszman
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

| based_on =

| starring = Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Fernanda Montenegro
Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Bete Mendes

| music = Radams Gnattali
Adoniran Barbosa
Chico Buarque
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

| cinematography = Lauro Escorel

| editing = Eduardo Escorel

| producer = Leon Hirszman

| studio = Leon Hirszman Produes
Embrafilme

| distributor = Embrafilme

| released =

| runtime = 123 minutes

| country = Brazil

| language = Portuguese

| budget =

}}

'Eles No Usam Black-tie' (internationally released as 'They Don't Wear Black Tie') is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Leon Hirszman, based on Gianfrancesco Guarnieri's play of the same name.

Plot



The film revolves around a working-class family in So Paulo in 1980. Otvio, a syndicalist leader, and Romana are the parents of Tio, whose girlfriend, Maria, becomes pregnant. Fearing to be fired and thus unable to support his now fiance, Tio does not participate on a strike, which starts a series of family conflicts.

Cast



* Gianfrancesco Guarnieri as Otvio

* Fernanda Montenegro as Romana

* Carlos Alberto Riccelli as Tio

* Bete Mendes as Maria

* Milton Gonalves as Brulio

* Francisco Milani as Sartini

* Llia Abramo as Maria's mother

* Fernando Ramos da Silva as Maria's brother

Reception



The film entered the competition at the 38th Venice International Film Festival, in which won the Special Jury Prize. It won the Best Film Award at the 3rd Havana Film Festival, at the 26th Valladolid International Film Festival, and shared with 'Plae Kao' at the 3rd Three Continents Festival.

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