O Leão da Estrela

O Leão da Estrela
Directed byArthur Duarte[1]
Screenplay by
Based onO Leão da Estrela
1925 play
by João Bastos
Félix Bermudes
Ernesto Rodrigues
Produced byFernando Fragoso
Starring
CinematographyAquilino Mendes
Edited byAntónio Martins
Music byJaime Mendes
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Imperial Filmes
  • Lisboa Filme
Release dates
Running time
121 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

O Leão da Estrela (Portuguese language for "The Lion from Estrela") is a Portuguese comedy film of 1947, starring António Silva, Milú, Maria Eugénia, Laura Alves, Tony D'Algy, Fernando Curado Ribeiro, Arthur Agostinho, Maria Olguim, Cremilda de Oliveira, Óscar Acúrcio, and Erico Braga, and directed by Arthur Duarte.[2] It is a classic of the Portuguese cinema.[3][4] In its remake of 2015, the main character is played by Miguel Guilherme.[5]

Plot

Anastácio's family, from Lisbon, had met on vacation, the Barata family, from Porto, in Caldas da Rainha, and lied to them about their wealth.[6] A decisive Sporting Club de Portugal's (the Lions or Leões in Portuguese because of the rampant lion in the sports club crest) away match with Futebol Clube do Porto is about to take place in the city of Porto. When he fails to get a train ticket to travel to Porto in an attempt to watch in loco the football game of his favourite football team from the sidelines, Anastácio, a Sporting Club de Portugal fan employed in a Lisbon office, pretends to be a wealthy individual in order to be able to go to the city of Porto with his family, where they will be hosted by the Barata family for a stay in their house.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nascimento, Frederico Lopes / Marco Oliveira / Guilherme. "O Leão da Estrela". CinePT-Cinema Portugues (in European Portuguese). Universidade da Beira Interior. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ Duarte, Arthur (1947-11-25), O Leão da Estrela (Comedy, Romance), António Silva, Milú, Maria Eugénia, Tobis Portuguesa, retrieved 2023-09-27
  3. ^ "Está a chegar o novo "O Leão da Estrela" | Extra | RTP". Extra (in European Portuguese). 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  4. ^ "Pátio das Cantigas versão 2.0 | Extra | RTP". Extra (in European Portuguese). 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "O Leão da Estrela - Filmes - Comédia - RTP". www.rtp.pt. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ^ SAPO, O Leão da Estrela - SAPO Mag (in Portuguese), retrieved 2023-09-27