''Joanna Francesa'' is a 1973 French-

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian romantic drama film directed by

Carlos Diegues Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues (born May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian film director. He was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo Cinema Novo (), "New Cinema" in English, is a genre and movement o ...

and starring Jeanne Moreau,

Eliezer Gomes Eliezer Gomes (1920–1979) was a Brazilian actor. Born in Santo Antônio de Pádua or Conceição de Macabu, he debuted on Roberto Farias' 1962 film '' O Assalto ao Trem Pagador''. In 1975, he won the Gramado Film Festival Best Actor Award for ...

and

Carlos Kroeber Carlos Henrique Kroeber (1934–1999) was a Brazilian film and television actor. Filmography Movies *1968: ''O Homem que Comprou o Mundo'' *1969: ''Navalha na Carne'' *1970: ''É Simonal'' *1971: '' A Casa Assassinada'' .... Timóteo *1971 ...

. In the 1930s, Joanna, the owner of a brothel in

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, goes to

Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

and falls in love with a customer.

Cast

* Jeanne Moreau - Joanna *

- Gismundo *

- Aureliano * Ney Santanna - Honório * Tetê Maciel - Dorinha *

Helber Rangel Helber Rangel (1944–2002) was a Brazilian film actor. He debuted in Carlos Diegues' 1973 film ''Joanna Francesa''. In 1979, he won the Gramado Film Festival Best Actor Award for his performance on Ipojuca Pontes's '' A Volta do Filho Pródi ...

- Lianinho * Beto Leão - Ricardo *

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 ...

- Olímpia * Leina Krespi - Das Dores * Pierre Cardin - Pierre

References

External links

* 1973 romantic drama films 1973 films Brazilian romantic drama films Films directed by Carlos Diegues Films set in the 1930s French romantic drama films 1970s Portuguese-language films 1970s French films {{1970s-Brazil-film-stub