Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Directed by Carlos Diegues
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Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Emílio de Mello
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Fernando Torres
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Chico Diaz
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Sílvia Buarque
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Isa Viana
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Alexandre Zacchia
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Celso Andre
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
David Neves
(segment "Samba do Grande Amor")
Débora Bloch
(segment "Drão")
Pedro Cardoso
(segment "Drão")
Catarina Abdala
(segment "Drão")
Marcelo Tas
(segment "Drão")
Regininha Poltergeist
(segment "Drão")
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