Old and conservative industrialist goes to São Paulo to visit his children, who are locally in charge of his business. When he finds out they're having more fun than work, at first he is shocked, but gradually starts to join in.
Acting
Mazzaropi's physical comedy as Punduroso is genuinely masterful.
Production
Glorious 1960s São Paulo locations captured in crisp black-and-white.
Writing
Sharp dialogue that roasts conservative values while pretending to uphold them.
Director
Amacio Mazzaropi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak Mazzaropi — Brazil's beloved everyman comedian who made over 30 films mocking rural conservatism while rural audiences adored him for it.
Rua Augusta was São Paulo's most notorious nightlife strip; naming the film after it was like calling a movie 'The Puritan of Bourbon Street' — the irony sold tickets.
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