Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry. But Lazarus has other hidden interests, the most important of which is an obsessive fixation on female armpits. When he sees the violinist Maria Pia playing, Lazarus immediately falls in love and starts to live for her, which will precipitate an absolutely unpredictable ending.
Acting
Pedro Lacerda commits fully to the unhinged protagonist.
Production
Wealthy Lisbon interiors contrast gloriously with the filthy premise.
Writing
Screenplay walks a tightrope between satire and genuine weirdness.
Director
José Fonseca e Costa
Margarida Marinho
Angelina
Pedro Lacerda
Lázaro de Jesus
Paula Guedes
Madre Superiora
Rui Morisson
Maldonado
Cecília Guimarães
Piedade
Luís Mascarenhas
Motorista da Avó
Elisa Lisboa
Avó
Fernando Ferrão
Padre Ezequiel
Lourenço Seruya
Noivo
Laurent Filipe
Trompetista
Romeu Runa
Figurão do Bilhar
Miguel Monteiro
Padre Funeral Maria Pia
Luís Lucas
Médico
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of provocative Portuguese comedies pushing sexual taboos into mainstream cinema.
Director José Fonseca e Costa was 76 when he made this, proving weirdness has no expiration date.
PT
