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Subway to the Stars (1987) [N/A]

Featuring:
Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Taumaturgo Ferreira

Written by:
Carlos Diegues
Carlos Lombardi

Directed by:
Carlos Diegues, Tereza Gonzalez


Release Date:
June 2, 1987

Original Title:
Um Trem para as Estrelas

Alternate Titles:
Rio Zone
UM TREM PARA AS ESTRELLAS

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
CDK
Chysalide
Elipse Filmes
Embrafilme
Skylight Cinema Foto Art

Production Countries:
Brazil | France

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 103

Overview from TheMovieDB

In this highly stylized Brazilian drama a sax player fondly remembers one wonderful night spent with his life's love and decides to find her again. He embarks upon a quest through the wild streets of Rio to find her. Along the way he meets an assortment of odd urban underworld characters.

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Overview from Open Movies

The young Vinicius is a young saxophone player, from Rio's poor suburbs, facing an uncertain but perhaps promising future. One day his girlfriend suddenly disappears after a night of love under the stars. Day and night, often on the 'Trem' (Rio's subway lines), others with the help of a Detective and his sources, Vinicius discovers the city's underbelly: its low-lives, its victims, its most eccentric characters, and milieus.

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Rankings and Honors

Subway to the Stars (1987) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Lia Renha

Associate Producer:
Carlos Henrique Braga

Director:
Carlos Diegues

Director of Photography:
Edgar Moura

Editor:
Gilberto Santeiro

Executive Producer:
Rodolfo Brandão

Executive Producer's Assistant:
Renata Almeida Magalhães

Makeup & Hair:
Amaro Bezerra

Music:
Gilberto Gil

Music Producer:
Liminha

Sound:
Jorge Saldanha

Sound Editor:
Hercília Cardillo

Sound Mixer:
William Flageollet

Writer:
Carlos Diegues
Carlos Lombardi

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