Men and Women (1964 film)
Noite Vazia, literary meaning Empty Night but translated as Men and Woman, is a 1964 Brazilian drama film, one of the best known of the filmmaker Walter Hugo Khouri with sound track of Rogério Duprat executed by Zimbo Trio.
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| Directed by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Produced by | Nelson Gaspari Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Written by | Walter Hugo Khouri |
| Starring | Norma Bengell Odete Lara Mário Benvenutti Gabriele Tinti |
| Music by | Rogério Duprat |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Icsey |
| Edited by | Mauro Alice |
Production company | Kamera Filmes Vera Cruz Filmes |
| Distributed by | Cinedistri Embrafilme |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
In November 2015 the film entered the list made by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine) of the 100 best Brazilian films of all time. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
In São Paulo, two friends (one married and from a wealthy family) take two prostitutes for a night of searching for different pleasures. But the experience turns out to be frustrating for all concerned, with the four spending the time talking about themselves, the bitterness of life and the emptiness of their lives.
Cast
- Norma Bengell as Mara
- Odete Lara as Regina
- Mário Benvenutti as Luisinho
- Gabriele Tinti as Nelson
- Lisa Negri as Nelson's lover
- Marisa Woodward
- Anita Kennedy
- Ricardo Rivas
- Célia Watanabe as Japanese Waitress
- Wilfred Khouri as Luis's son
- Júlia Kovach
- Darcy Cardoso
- Laura Maria
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References
- "Noite Vazia" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "Festival de Cannes: Men and Women". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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