Amor Estranho Amor -love Strange Love- -1982- English Dubbed Awesome Movie Guide

A construction worker approaches.

"My name is Hugo. And this is the story of the first time I understood love. And the last time I was innocent." Part One: The Orphan and the Mansion FLASHBACK – Rio de Janeiro, 1942.

roll over a haunting, English-dubbed version of the original samba ballad:

A young journalist knocks on Hugo’s door. She holds a faded newspaper clipping: "Famous Minister’s Secret Mansion Discovered – 1942." A construction worker approaches

"Come in. How much time do you have?"

"Mr. Hugo? I’m writing a book about the women of the Casa de Praia. I was told you knew Anna."

The film’s controversial heart beats here. The "strange love" is not what the censors feared. It is the love of a desperate woman using a boy as a confessional. It is the love of a corrupt man mistaking ownership for affection. It is the love of a child who mistakes fear for excitement. And the last time I was innocent

Hugo is scrubbed clean by a stern housekeeper, DONA LAURA (50s, iron-willed). She looks at him with a mixture of pity and disgust.

The "party" begins. Downstairs, men in military uniforms and crisp white suits drink champagne and watch Anna and Tamara perform a slow, venomous dance. Upstairs, Hugo is hidden in a wardrobe, peering through the slats. He watches Anna weep after each performance. He watches Tamara bargain with Dr. Welles for money and favors.

She laughs—a broken, beautiful sound.

The mansion is ruled by two women: the fiery, tempestuous ANNA (30s, a siren with a broken heart) and the cool, calculating TAMARA (30s, a blonde ice queen). They are high-class courtesans, and tonight is a special "party" for a powerful government minister, DR. WELLES (50s, charming but predatory).

A young boy, HUGO (12 years old, wide-eyed and gaunt), is dumped from a rickety truck outside an iron gate. He’s been sent from his destitute grandmother in the countryside to live with a mysterious benefactor. The gate swings open to reveal a sprawling, decadent modernist mansion overlooking the glistening bay.