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São Paulo, Incorporated

1965 · film · BR

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Directed by: Luiz Sérgio Person

Starring: Walmor Chagas, Eva Wilma, Ana Esmeralda, Otelo Zeloni, Darlene Glória, Nadir Fernandes

Runtime: 109 min

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Carlos is a film about a dissatisfied middle-class man. It matters as it portrays life in Brazil during foreign automobile industry settlement.

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  1. synopsis — Carlos is a young man from the São Paulo middle class who works for a big company during a time when foreign automobile industries were settling in Brazil. Shortly after, he accepts a job at a factory that makes automobile parts, where he becomes manager. To a certain extent, he is a family man who works hard, earns well and lives unsatisfied. Without any prospects in his life to change the condition he rejects, his last resort is escaping.
  2. credit — Directed by Luiz Sérgio Person.

Synopsis

Carlos is a young man from the São Paulo middle class who works for a big company during a time when foreign automobile industries were settling in Brazil. Shortly after, he accepts a job at a factory that makes automobile parts, where he becomes manager. To a certain extent, he is a family man who works hard, earns well and lives unsatisfied. Without any prospects in his life to change the condition he rejects, his last resort is escaping.

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