Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Guel Arraes

Writers:

Guel Arraes (screenplay), Jorge Furtado (screenplay)

Stars:

André Mattos, Aramis Trindade, Bruno Garcia

14 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
André Mattos	...	Tenente Guedes
Aramis Trindade	...	Jurado
Bruno Garcia	...	Douglas
Carlos Casagrande	...	Mocinho (seriado)
Cláudio Perotto	...	Vilão (seriado)
Débora Falabella	...	Lisbela
Heloísa Périssé	...	Prazeres
Paula Lavigne	...	Samara / Monga, a Mulher Gorila (as Laura P.)
Lívia Falcão	...	Francisquinha
Luisa Arraes	...	Dama de honra (as Luiza Arraes)
Marco Nanini	...	Frederico Evandro
Michelle Birkheuer	...	Mocinha (seriado)
Selton Mello	...	Leléu
Tadeu Mello	...	Cabo Citonho
Virginia Cavendish	...	Inaura

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

pistol | malandro | hitman | cuckold | brazil | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The closing credits run over an audience leaving a movie theater, tying in with Leléu and Lisbela's last dialogue. As expected, a couple stays until the end.

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Connections

References Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

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Soundtracks

Lisbela
Written by Caetano Veloso and José Almino
Performed by Trio Forrozão

User Reviews

A Movie with a Happily Ever After Ending

Leléu Antônio da Anunciação (Selton Mello) is a con man who travels through small Brazilian towns, scamming the people and sleeping with the townswomen.

When he makes the mistake of sleeping with the wife of a hit man's and is caught, Leléu barely gets away with his life. Quickly, he moves on to another town, Vitória de Santo Antão, where he meets and falls in love, for the first time, with Lisbela (Débora Falabella). The daughter of the Police Chief, Lisbela is a sweet girl who enjoys watching movies and usually relates life to the world of films.

Leléu has many problems to juggle: The hit-man, Frederic Evandro (Marco Nanini), also known as the Candlelighter, is hot on his trail to kill him; Frederic's wife, Inaura (Virginia Cavendish), claims to be in love with him and has followed him; and Lisbela is engaged to be married to someone else.

Some scenes are a little too much, too over the top, but overall Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (Lisbela and the Prisoner) is enjoyable.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site - trailer (Real and Windows Media)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

22 August 2003 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Lisbela

Filming Locations:

Igarassu, Pernambuco, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Estúdios Mega, Globo Filmes, Natasha Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color