A 1979 Brazilian telenovela fever dream where a salon becomes a battlefield of repressed desire.
Mario is the son of a rich couple, but he lives in constant conflict with his family. In a beauty salon, he meets the beautiful Glória and the hairdresser Gustavo, with whom he becomes friends and gets closer and closer. However, the guys' relationship can be more than just friendship.
Acting
Sandra Bréa delivers maximum yearning with minimum subtlety.
Costume
1979 Brazilian fashion as its own psychological statement.
Director
Geraldo Vietri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pornochanchada was dying and Brazilian cinema was awkwardly pivoting toward 'serious' social drama — this sits right in that uncomfortable transition.
Director Geraldo Vietri was primarily a TV director; this was his attempt at prestige cinema that critics mostly ignored.
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