Synopsis of Segment 1: The friendship between two men is shattered by the revelation that one of them is hitting on the other's wife. A revenge is planned.
Synopsis of Segment 2: A woman had a sexual relationship with a man who eventually abandoned her. She consults a lawyer about the prospects of suing her former lover, but the lawyer has plans of his own.
Synopsis of Segment 3: A 17 year old man, living with his parents, develops a strong desire towards an 18 year old woman who is staying with them, but, instead of opening up to her, approaches her in a surreptitious manner.
Appraisal of the entire movie: Of the three short stories adapted for this film, I have only read the second one, and it is an excellent short story. Sadly, this literary brilliance didn't translate into cinematic brilliance and this is possibly the worst of the three segments. Not that the other two are much better. The whole movie has an exploitative air about it, typical of the early seventies' Brazilian movies where lots of naked women and sexual thematics were used to attract audiences. This one is a notch above the rest, perhaps. The camerawork is characterized by the relentless use of zoom, that gives a cheap air to the movie.
Rating: 34
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