Sleight of Hand

Sleight of Hand

Jogo de Mão
🎞️ Movie 115 min PT
โ˜… 6.1 /10 1983

In a unique approach to what amounts to four pseudo-morality plays, director Monique Rutler has a street entertainer with hand puppets summarize the characters and idea of each story. The first sketch is about a young man who shines shoes for a living, and tries to keep up a relationship with two women while convincing each she is his only true love. The next story is about a man who beats up his wife when he is drunk, and sells furs for a living. One day, as she is riding in the back of his truck with the furs, he hits a bad patch and she and some furs fall out. The question is, will the woman be enterprising and leave the jerk - or not? The third tale concerns a woman looking into how much control a prostitute has over her clients, and to really find out, she becomes a prostitute herself for awhile - leading to some quite unexpected situations. The last segment handles the uglier side of the life styles of the rich and famous.

Cast

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Amílcar Botica
Guest
Márcia Breia
Márcia Breia
Maria Madalena
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João Calvário
José
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Manuela Carona
Cartomante
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Amadeu Caronho
Mafioso
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Francisco Costa
Sound Recorder
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Orlando Costa
Manuel
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Júlio César
Alberto
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Senuel De Carvalho
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Isabel de Castro
Maria de Jesus
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Luís Cília
Composer
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Mário Barroso
Cinematographer