Hour of the Star
Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
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Marcélia Cartaxo
Macabéa
Known for
Cangaço Novo
Madame Satã
José Dumont
Olímpico de Jesus
Known for
Invisible City
The Miracles of Jesus
Tamara Taxman
Glória
Known for
A Wolf at the Door
Fernanda Montenegro
Madame Carlota
Known for
Central Station
I'm Still Here
Umberto Magnani
Seu Raimundo
Also in
Soul Mate
Presença de Anita
Denoy de Oliveira
Pereira
Also in
The Wrung-Out Man
Doramundo
Lizette Negreiros
Maria
Known for
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Sônia Guedes
Joana
Also in
Mulheres Apaixonadas
Found Memories
Carlos Cambraia
Also in
A História de Ana Raio e Zé Trovão
Os Imigrantes
Cleide Queiroz
Also in
Os Ossos do Barão
Carandiru
Ednaldo Freire
Elza Gonçalves
Also in
Candle to a Crucified
Suzana Amaral Director · Alfredo Oroz Screenplay Clarice Lispector Author
First release September 30, 1985 · Produced in Brazil · Original title A Hora da Estrela
Production
Raiz Produções Cinematográficas
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
A Hora da Estrela
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 30, 1985
Premiere · Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro
Brazil · April 25, 1986
Theatrical · São Paulo
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
May 16, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Japan
August 21, 2026 · Theatrical
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