---
title: 'Hour of the Star (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Suzana Amaral'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hour-of-the-star-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089297/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hour of the Star (1985)

1985 · 96 min · Drama · Brazil

Original title: A Hora da Estrela

## Synopsis

Hour of the Star is a Brazilian film directed by Suzana Amaral and released in 1985. The film is an adaptation of Clarice Lispector novel of the same name. It follows Macabea, an impoverished orphan teenager girl living in São Paulo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Suzana Amaral](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzana-amaral)
- **Screenplay:** [Suzana Amaral](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzana-amaral), [Clarice Lispector](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarice-lispector), [Alfredo Oroz](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-oroz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vinícius de Moraes](https://cinepixo.com/people/vinicius-de-moraes)
- **Producer:** [Assunção Hernandes](https://cinepixo.com/people/assuncao-hernandes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edgar Moura](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-moura)
- **Editor:** [Idê Lacreta](https://cinepixo.com/people/ide-lacreta)

## Cast

- [Fernanda Montenegro](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernanda-montenegro)
- [Tamara Taxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-taxman)
- [Marcélia Cartaxo](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcelia-cartaxo)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hour-of-the-star-1985
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