O Amor Desceu em Pára-Quedas

O Amor Desceu em Pára-Quedas

1968 · 108 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Jorge, a former marine who arrived from Angola, is employed as a butler in a house in S. Pedro do Estoril, where the brothers Teresa and Carlos live, who have many friends "ié-ié", among whom stands out Manela, for whom Jorge ends up falling in love... after all, Jorge is the real owner of the residence, and he decided to take a closer look at the lives of his cousins, who settled there, during his absence overseas.

Directed by Constantino Esteves · Written by Aníbal Nazaré

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