Aldeia da Roupa Branca (1939)
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Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances
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Beatriz CostaGracinda
José AmaroChico
Manuel Santos CarvalhoTio JacintoÓscar de LemosLuísElvira VelezViúva QuitériaArmando MachadoZé da IriaJorge GentilChitasMário SantosBorgesSalomé GuerreiroAida UltzAurora CelesteSofia SantosKeywords
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What is Aldeia da Roupa Branca about?
Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances
How long is Aldeia da Roupa Branca?
Aldeia da Roupa Branca has a runtime of 92 minutes.