Aldeia da Roupa Branca

IMDb 7.2 1939 • 92 min • MusicComedyFamily

Director

Chianca de Garcia

Country

PT

Plot Summary

Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances

Top Cast

Beatriz Costa
Beatriz Costa Gracinda
José Amaro
José Amaro Chico
Manuel Santos Carvalho
Manuel Santos Carvalho Tio Jacinto
Óscar de Lemos
Óscar de Lemos Luís
Elvira Velez
Elvira Velez Viúva Quitéria