The Amorous Ones (Portuguese: As Amorosas) is a 1968 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Walter Hugo Khouri. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] The film was also entered into the 1969 Melbourne International Film Festival.[3]

The Amorous Ones
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWalter Hugo Khouri
Written byWalter Hugo Khouri
Produced byWalter Hugo Khouri
StarringPaulo José
Jacqueline Myrna
Lilian Lemmertz
Anecy Rocha
CinematographyPio Zamuner
Edited byMaria Guadalupe Landini
Music byRogério Duprat
Production
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Kamera Filmes
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 23 September 1968 (1968-09-23)[1]
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Plot

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A young university student lives in a permanent state of perplexity and emotional indecision, which is reflected in all his attitudes and positions taken on life. Of bourgeois fomentation, he lives almost in poverty, living at his friends' house and arranging money for small services and loans obtained from his sister.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "As Amorosas" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "MIFF: The Amorous Ones". miff.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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