The Empire of Desire(O Império do Desejo)
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Brazil · 1980
1h 50m
Director Carlos Reichenbach
Starring Roberto Miranda, Benjamin Cattan, Meiry Vieira, Orlando Parolini
Genre Drama
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Sandra is a rich widow who wants to know the beach house her late husband has left her. She goes there with her lover Odilon, an unscrupulous young man whose studies she's supporting. Helping her with the red tape is dr. Carvalho, a very conservative and old-fashioned lawyer. In her way to the house, she meets a couple of hippies, looking for a place to stay. She hires them as temporary housekeepers.
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