''Eles Não Usam Black-tie'' (internationally released as ''They Don't Wear Black Tie'') is a 1981 Brazilian
drama film
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Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
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'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 ...
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 ...
Milton Gonçalves
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as Bráulio
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Francisco Milani
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Nicknames
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as Sartini
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Lélia Abramo
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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
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Fernando Ramos da Silva
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Havana Film Festival
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, at the 26th
Valladolid International Film Festival
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