A Estrangeira

(1982)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Portugal

Director: João Mário Grilo

Cast: Fernando Rey, Teresa Madruga, Mariana Villar, Мария де Медейруш, Diogo Dória, Artur Semedo, Simone de Oliveira, João César Monteiro, Pedro Efe, Isabel Alves de Carvalho

Plot

The shady side of an Italian textile trade in northern Germany is the subject of this slow-paced but atmospheric drama featuring Alberto Sordi as Totonno, a low-level, petty criminal anxious to move up a somewhat crooked ladder. Rising to the rank of the "dons" -- Don Raffaele (Carmine Ippolito) or Don Gennaro (Pasquale Cenammo) -- is not an easy task, as Totonno is about to find out. In the meantime, Paula (Belinda Lee) provides a romantic distraction, and another would-be entrepreneur opts for the straight and narrow. This uneven feature offers some colorful performances but the sum is less convincing than its parts.