A Compadecida

Summary Clown tells the story of João Grilo, a rich couple's lively employee who cheats everybody in town: arranges a funeral for a dog, bribes the priest and the bishop into celebrating a mass in latin for the animal, and performs many other bizarre things. After he dies, he's submitted to a trial in Heaven, being judged by a black Christ, having the Devil as prosecutor and the Virgin Mary as his defense. View more details

A Compadecida

Directed : George Jonas

Written : George Jonas Ariano Suassuna

Stars : Antônio Fagundes Jorge Cherques Armando Bógus Felipe Carone

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Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 31, 1969

Countries of origin : Brazil

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco, Brazil

Production companies : Norcine Industria Cinematografica Unifilme

Summary Clown tells the story of João Grilo, a rich couple's lively employee who cheats everybody in town: arranges a funeral for a dog, bribes the priest and the bishop into celebrating a mass in latin for the animal, and performs many other bizarre things. After he dies, he's submitted to a trial in Heaven, being judged by a black Christ, having the Devil as prosecutor and the Virgin Mary as his defense. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Drama

Release date : Aug 31, 1969

Countries of origin : Brazil

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco, Brazil

Production companies : Norcine Industria Cinematografica Unifilme

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