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Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela and the Prisoner

20037.81h 46m

Overview

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Directed by Guel Arraes
Written by Guel Arraes, Osman Lins, Pedro Cardoso
Produced by Paula Lavigne
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Top Cast

Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Leléu

Débora Falabella

Débora Falabella

Lisbela

Virginia Cavendish

Virginia Cavendish

Inaura

Bruno Garcia

Bruno Garcia

Douglas

Tadeu Mello

Tadeu Mello

Cabo Citonho

André Mattos

André Mattos

Tenente Guedes

Lívia Falcão

Lívia Falcão

Francisquinha

Marco Nanini

Marco Nanini

Frederico Evandro

Heloísa Périssé

Heloísa Périssé

Prazeres

Aramis Trindade

Aramis Trindade

Homem jurado de morte

Themes & Keywords

based on play or musicalromancebrazilian northeast

About Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela and the Prisoner is a comedy, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of based on play or musical, romance, brazilian northeast. Directed by Guel Arraes, it stars Selton Mello, Débora Falabella, Virginia Cavendish. Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

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