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''The Story of Fausta'' ( pt, Romance da Empregada) is a 1988 Brazilian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Bruno Barreto Bruno Villela Barreto Borges (born 16 March 1955) is a Brazilian film director. Biography Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and pop ...
. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
61st Academy Awards The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1988, and took place on Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00&nb ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


Cast

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Betty Faria Elisabeth Maria Silva de Faria known professionally as Betty Faria (born May 8, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her interpretation of the title character in the 1989 telenovela ''Tieta''. She (co-won with ...
as Fausta *
Brandão Filho Brandão (), in English sometimes ''Brandao'' (without the obligatory tilde), is a Portuguese language surname or given name and a place name. It may refer to: Places * Bueno Brandão, Brazil * Caldas Brandão, Brazil * Milton Brandão, Brazil * ...
as Zé da Placa * Expedito Barreira * Nika Bonfim * Mário Borges * Neuza Borges * Cândido Damm *
Arthur Costa Filho Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
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Daniel Filho João Carlos Daniel Filho (born 30 September 1937), best known as Daniel Filho, is a Brazilian film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He starred in the film ''Os Cafajestes'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Fil ...
as João * Stela Freitas as amiga de Fausta *
Cláudia Jimenez Cláudia Maria Patitucci Jimenez (18 November 1958 – 20 August 2022) was a Brazilian actress, comedienne and screenwriter. She started her career in 1979 in the TV show '' Malu Mulher'', but it was from the 1980s onwards that she began to stan ...


See also

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List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
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List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced ...


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* 1988 films 1988 drama films Brazilian drama films 1980s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Bruno Barreto {{1980s-drama-film-stub