Aldeia da Roupa Branca (1939)

Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the... See full summary »

Director:

Chianca de Garcia

Writers:

Ramada Curto, José Gomes Ferreira,

Stars:

Beatriz Costa, Manuel Santos Carvalho, José Amaro

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beatriz Costa	...	Gracinda
Manuel Santos Carvalho	...	Tio Jacinto
José Amaro	...	Chico
Óscar de Lemos	...	Luís
Elvira Velez	...	Quitéria
Armando Machado	...	Zé da Iria
Octávio de Matos	...	Simão
Jorge Gentil	...	Chitas
Mário Santos	...	Borges
Salomé Guerreiro	...	(as Maria Salomé)
Aida Ultz
Aurora Celeste
Sofía Santos
João Silva
Joaquim Manique

Storyline

Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

2 January 1939 (Portugal)

Filming Locations:

Tobis Portuguesa, Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Espectáculos d'Arte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Aldeia da Roupa Branca"
Written by José Galhardo
Performed by Beatriz Costa

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