"Played with extraordinary unselfconsciousness by Marceila Cartaxo," (Janet Maslin, the New York Times), Macabea is the poster girl of social naivete; she works inefficiently and, by common standards, is unattractive and unqualified. Interning as a typist next to the savvy city-girl Gloria (Tamara Taxman), Macabea naively fantasizes about marriage with the uncaring Olimpico (Jose Dumont), a steel worker and fellow immigrant, while struggling to learn the social norms that could secure her dream life. Macabea's fate turn even darker when her co-worker Gloria hires the fortune teller Madame Carlota (Academy Award nominee Fernanda Montenegro). After listening to the Gods, Gloria discover that she must steal a friend's boyfriend and pass her bad karma to another woman.
Director: Suzana Amaral
Producer: Emanuel R. Cohen
Producer: Harry Tugend
Producer: Hector Turnbull
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Producer: Josef von Sternberg
Actor: José Dumont
Actor: Tamara Taxman
Actor: Umberto Magnani
Actor: Fernanda Montenegro
Actor: Marcelia Cartaxo
Actor: Claudia Rezende
Actor: Denoy de Oliveira
Actor: Mme. Carlotta