Lisbela and the Prisoner
Comedy
Romance
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
2003-08-22
Runtime:
1h 46m
Director:
Guel Arraes
Writer:
Guel Arraes, Osman Lins, Jorge Furtado, Guel Arraes, Pedro Cardoso
Top Cast
Selton Mello
Leléu
Débora Falabella
Lisbela
Virginia Cavendish
Inaura
Bruno Garcia
Douglas
Tadeu Mello
Cabo Citonho
André Mattos
Tenente Guedes
Lívia Falcão
Francisquinha
Marco Nanini
Frederico Evandro
Heloísa Périssé
Prazeres
Aramis Trindade
Homem jurado de morte
Carlos Casagrande
Steve (Ator do filme do cinema)
Zeca Veloso
Leléu (jovem)
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