The Sign of the City

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The Sign of the City
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Carlos Alberto Riccelli
Written by Bruna Lombardi
Starring Bruna Lombardi
Malvino Salvador
Juca de Oliveira
Denise Fraga
Eva Wilma
CinematographyMarcelo Trotta
Edited byMárcio Hashimoto Soares
Music byZé Godoy
Production
companies
Pulsar Cinema
Coração da Selva
Globo Filmes
Lereby Productions
Distributed by Downtown Filmes
Release date
  • 29 September 2007 (2007-09-29)(Festival do Rio BR)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The Sign of the City (Portuguese : O Signo da Cidade) is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Alberto Riccelli and written by Bruna Lombardi, who also plays the main character.

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Plot

Gil (Malvino Salvador) is married, but is lonely. Lydia (Denise Fraga) likes to take chances. Josialdo (Sidney Santiago) was born to be a woman. Monica (Graziella Moretto) is a Gold Digger and just wants to get along. Everybody listens to the radio night program of the astrologer Teca (Bruna Lombardi), which deals with the aspirations of its listeners and her own problems. [1]

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References

  1. "O Signo da Cidade".