Crime na Pensão Estrelinha (1990)

Neves and his wife Celia are the owners and managers of the 'Little Star Pension', a familiar hotel that caters to bourgeois family and would-be actors, instead of the ill-reputed '... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando Ávila

Writers:

Rosa Lobato Faria (collaborating writer), Herman José

Stars:

Ana Bola, Canto e Castro, Herman José

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ana Bola	...	Célia
Canto e Castro	...	Neves
Herman José	...	Hércules Pirô
José Pedro Gomes	...	Lacerda
Lídia Franco	...	Preciosa
Maria Vieira	...	Estrelinha
Nuno Melo	...	Bruno
Rita Blanco	...	Tónia
São José Lapa	...	Lita Gomes
Victor de Sousa	...	Lelo
José Arantes	...	Dancer
Isabel Simões	...	Dancer
Sónia Ratibo	...	Dancer
Mireille Vérité	...	Dancer
Iris de Brito	...	Dancer

Storyline

Neves and his wife Celia are the owners and managers of the 'Little Star Pension', a familiar hotel that caters to bourgeois family and would-be actors, instead of the ill-reputed 'Good-Night Pension' (just across the narrow street), where gigolos, whores, and criminals of all sorts may go for a quick encounter. However, not all is well among the ten residents of 'Little Star Pension': each dialogue line from every hotel guest is evidence that he, or her, has a reason (actually, more than one) to hate Neves - to the point of wishing him dead. Carelessness (or devious intention) by one party will provide the means; another, will create the propitious moment; yet another, and then the rest of them will create the festive New Year's Eve occasion - to do with Neves forever! Obviously, only the famous world private-eye Hércules Pirôt (a Portuguese rip-off for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, and also a play-on-words for batty strength-man) can solve the crime... for which he is called by ...

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Plot Keywords:

new year's eve | murder

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Musical | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

31 December 1990 (Portugal)

Box Office

Budget:

PTE 100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Dolby 2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Herman José interviewed in November 2007, declared that "This is the program of my life."

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Soundtracks

"Óh! Melgas, Óh! Melgas"
by Rosa Lobato Faria
based on "Óh! Elvas, Óh! Elvas"
by Paco Bandeira

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