A Compadecida

A_Compadecida_(cinematecagovbr)get it nowDirector(s): George Jonas

Writer(s): George Jonas, Ariano Suassuna

Actor(s):  Regina DuarteArmando Bógus, Felipe Carone

Production Co.: Alpha Filmes

Country: Brazil

Year: 1969

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Format: DVD

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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.

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