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O Ébrio

The Drunkard

Sat 05.11.
21:00

  • Director

    Gilda de Abreu

  • Brazil / 1946
    125 min. / 35 mm / Original version with English subtitles

  • Original language

    Brazilian Portuguese

  • Cinema

    Arsenal 1

    zu den Ticketszu dem Kalender

This melodrama about a man who experiences a wonderful social and economic rise, only to end up being betrayed and lied to, was based on a play by Gilda de Abreu's husband Vicente Celestino, who also composed the songs and played the lead. Abandoned by his friends and family, Gilberto seeks refuge with a priest. He is able to muster up courage, wins a singing competition, resumes his medical studies, and becomes a respected doctor. But the downside of his social success soon becomes apparent - Abreu paints his fall into alcoholism in somber tones.

Funded by:

  • Logo Minister of State for Culture and the Media