The Agony (1976)

Poster for The Agony

Cropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the wheel of his car when passing by a woman who walks by the roadside. Strongly painted lips, printed dress with round skirt and red shoes matching the color of the lipstick, she catches his attention. He gives her a ride, the two of them stare in silence for a few moments. They introduce themselves to one another and between the two establishes an absurd dialogue and full of metaphors. And they are driving around in corners of Rio de Janeiro, to the sound of Noel Rosa and Lamartine Babo. Eva and Antena, she a seer, he, an assassin on the run, initiate an unusual case of love, a marginal love, where boredom often gives way to tragedy, creating the agony of a holiday spent in an abyss.

Cast & Crew

Director
Júlio Bressane
  • Profile picture of Joel Barcellos
    Antena, o malandro Joel Barcellos
  • Profile picture of Maria Gladys
    Eva, a vidente Maria Gladys
  • Profile picture of Grande Otelo
    Sinhô Grande Otelo
  • Profile picture of Wilson Grey
    Mudo Wilson Grey
  • Profile picture of Sandra Pêra
    Aurora Sandra Pêra
  • Profile picture of Guará Rodrigues
    Guará Rodrigues
  • Profile picture of Ivan Cardoso
    Ivan Cardoso
  • Profile picture of Júlio Bressane
    Júlio Bressane

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