The Amorous Ones

The Amorous Ones
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Hugo Khouri
Written by	Walter Hugo Khouri
Produced by	Walter Hugo Khouri
Starring	Paulo José Jacqueline Myrna Lilian Lemmertz Anecy Rocha
Cinematography	Pio Zamuner
Edited by	Maria Guadalupe Landini
Music by	Rogério Duprat
Production companies	Kamera Filmes Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	23 September 1968 (1968-09-23)[1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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]

Plot

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.

Cast

• Paulo José as Marcelo
• Jacqueline Myrna as Marta
• Lilian Lemmertz as Lena
• Anecy Rocha as Ana
• Stênio Garcia
• Newton Prado
• Inês Knaut
• Ana Maria Scavazza
• Flávio Porto
• Abrahão Farc

See also

• List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

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.

External links

• The Amorous Ones at IMDb