Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun. With no contacts in the big city, he gets involved with the crime underworld connected with illegal betting. This was the first Brazilian film to deal candidly with "Jogo do Bicho", the popular and illegal daily lottery in Rio de Janeiro.
"Amei um bicheiro" is an a...
The adventures of a man of many women and jobs.
Moscow International Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1973 Nominated Golden Prize
Bruno Barreto
The troubled routine of a pregnant unmarried woman who tries to give a good education to her six-year-old daughter, when they move from a poor neighborhood to Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
布诺-巴纳多被誉为巴西新浪潮后期的一位天才导演,他出...