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''Eles Não Usam Black-tie'' (internationally released as ''They Don't Wear Black Tie'') is a 1981 Brazilian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Leon Hirszman, based on
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri Gianfrancesco Sigfrido Benedetto Marinenghi de Guarnieri (August 6, 1934 – July 22, 2006) was an Italian–Brazilian actor, lyricist, poet and playwright. He was a key participant in the Arena Theater of São Paulo, his most important work was ...
's
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of the same name.


Plot

The film revolves around a working-class family in São Paulo in 1980. Otávio, a syndicalist leader, and Romana are the parents of Tião, whose girlfriend, Maria, becomes pregnant. Fearing to be fired and thus unable to support his now fiancée, Tião does not participate on a strike, which starts a series of family conflicts.


Cast

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Gianfrancesco Guarnieri Gianfrancesco Sigfrido Benedetto Marinenghi de Guarnieri (August 6, 1934 – July 22, 2006) was an Italian–Brazilian actor, lyricist, poet and playwright. He was a key participant in the Arena Theater of São Paulo, his most important work was ...
as Otávio * Fernanda Montenegro as Romana *
Carlos Alberto Riccelli Carlos Alberto Riccelli is a Brazilian film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' A Moreninha'' (1970) * '' O Princípio do Prazer'' (1979) * '' Leila Diniz'' (1987) * '' The Long Haul'' (1988) * '' The Best Revenge'' (1996) * '' Feder ...
as Tião * Bete Mendes as Maria *
Milton Gonçalves Milton Gonçalves (; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with ...
as Bráulio *
Francisco Milani Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as '' ...
as Sartini *
Lélia Abramo Lélia Abramo (February 8, 1911 – April 9, 2004) was an Italian-Brazilian actress and political activist. Biography Daughter of Italian immigrants, Abramo was born and died in São Paulo, but lived in Italy from 1938 to 1950, suffering throu ...
as Maria's mother *
Fernando Ramos da Silva Fernando Ramos da Silva (29 November 1967 – 25 August 1987) was a Brazilian actor who became renowned for his role as "Pixote," the 10-year-old title character in Hector Babenco's 1981 film '' Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco'', a documentary-sty ...
as Maria's brother


Reception

The film entered the competition at the 38th Venice International Film Festival, in which won the Special Jury Prize. It won the Best Film Award at the 3rd
Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiva ...
, at the 26th
Valladolid International Film Festival The Valladolid International Film Festival, popularly known as Seminci (short for ; ), is a film festival held annually in Valladolid, Spain. First held in 1956 as ('Valladolid Religious Film Week'), the Seminci is one of the longest-standing fi ...
, and shared with '' Plae Kao'' at the 3rd
Three Continents Festival The Festival des 3 Continents is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, and is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.1981 films Brazilian drama films Films about Brazilian military dictatorship Brazilian films based on plays Films set in 1980 Films set in São Paulo Venice Grand Jury Prize winners Films about the labor movement 1981 drama films 1980s Portuguese-language films {{1980s-drama-film-stub