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The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema
| image = The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema.jpg
| caption = Cover of the VHS release
| director = Guilherme de Almeida Prado
| producer = Sara Silveira
| writer = Guilherme de Almeida Prado
| starring = Mait Proena
Antnio Fagundes
| music = Hermelino Neder
| cinematography = Cludio Portioli
Jos Roberto Eliezer
| editing = Jair Garcia Duarte
| studio = Embrafilme
| distributor = Embrafilme
| released =
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = Brazil
| language = Portuguese
| budget = $450,000
| gross =
}}
'The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema' is a 1988 Brazilian thriller film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The film borrows some references from Hollywood films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' 'The Lady from Shanghai'; its name is a play with Welles' film.
Plot
It follows Lucas (Antnio Fagundes), an estate agent who becomes fascinate by Suzana (Mait Proena), a woman who looks almost exactly like an actress in the film he is watching. They start an affair, but she is married to Desdino, a gangster (Paulo Villaa), exposing Lucas to a criminal world of violence and corruption.
Cast
* Mait Proena as Suzana
* Antnio Fagundes as Lucas
* Paulo Villaa as Desdino
* Jos Mayer as Bolvar
* Jos Lewgoy as Linus
* Miguel Falabella as Lana
* Jorge Dria as an old man
* Srgio Mamberti as Stan
* Matilde Mastrangi as secretary
* Imara Reis as Carmem / Sabrina / Lila Van / Ins Helena
* John Doo as Chuang
* Jlio Calasso as Bira
Reception
At the 16th Festival de Gramado, it was elected the Best Film by jury and critic, receiving also Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Scenography, and Best Editing awards. 'The Lady From the Shanghai Cinema' won the Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Score, and Best Art Director at the 6th Bogota Film Festival.
References
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