| The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema | |
| Director: | Guilherme de Almeida Prado |
| Producer: | Sara Silveira |
| Starring: | Maitê Proença Antônio Fagundes |
| Music: | Hermelino Neder |
| Cinematography: | Cláudio Portioli José Roberto Eliezer |
| Editing: | Jair Garcia Duarte |
| Studio: | Embrafilme |
| Distributor: | Embrafilme |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Budget: | $450,000[1] |
The Lady from the Shanghai Cinema (Portuguese: '''A Dama do Cine Shanghai''') is a 1988 Brazilian thriller film directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado. The film borrows some references from Hollywood films noirs of the 1940s, mainly Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai; its name is a play on the title of Welles's film.[2]
Lucas (Antônio Fagundes), an estate agent, becomes fascinated by Suzana (Maitê Proença), a woman who looks almost exactly like an actress in the film he is watching. They start an affair, but she is married to Desdino, a gangster (Paulo Villaça), exposing Lucas to a criminal world of violence and corruption.[3] [4]
At the 16th Festival de Gramado, it was elected the Best Film by the jury and critics, receiving also Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Scenography, and Best Editing awards.[5] The Lady From the Shanghai Cinema won the Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Score, and Best Art Director at the 6th Bogota Film Festival.[6]