(35 mm, 18 min, color, 1996) Hilário Pestana, the most famous, funniest and, ironically, the saddest of Brazilian actors, has died. Hilário participated in several phases of Brazilian film history: the comedies, the Vera Cruz classics, the erotic comedies and experimental films. Audiences adored him, but all he wanted was to be a serious man.

Photo by Alex Sernambi: Ari França

Directors: Dainara Toffoli and Diego de Godoy

Executive Producers: Nora Goulart and Luciana Tomasi
Written by: José Roberto Torero, Gustavo Cascon and Dainara Toffoli
Cinematographer: Alex Sernambi
Art Directors: Denise Zelmanovitz and Ênio Ortiz
Music by: Kito Siqueira
Production Coordinator: Marco Baioto
Editor: Paulo Sacramento
Assistant Directors: Ana Luiza Azevedo and Márcia Baldissera

A Casa de Cinema PoA Production

Main Cast:
Ari França (Hilário Pestana)
Oscar Simch (agent)
Leverdógil de Freitas (underground filmmaker)
Sandra Dani (actress, Jocasta)
Cláudio Heemann (psychiatrist)
Tânia Carvalho (Helô)

FULL CAST AND CREW

Awards

• 24th Gramado Film Festival, 1996:
  Best Short Film (Popular Jury), Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Ari França) and 2 Regional Prizes.
• 29th Brasília Film Festival, 1996:
  Best Art Direction.
• 16th Uruguay Film Festival, Montevideo, 1998:
  Special Mention.

10/08/1996