A Grande Vedete

Very nice chanchada, old light-hearted musical comedy, but with a drama element. It shows an ageing musical theater diva who does not accept to lose her still ongoing stardom status in spite of the fact that her body does not allow her to do the same things she used to. Dercy Gonçalves goes well in the leading role, but I consider that she was even better in other chanchadas, such as Sonhando com Milhões, Cala a Boca Etelvina, and Absolutamente Certo. By the way, this is the best performance by Zezé Macedo I have ever watched, with very funny gags despite her minor role. Argentine actress and ballerina Marina Marcel is charming here too. Humberto Catalão and John Herbert complete competently the leading casting. I also liked art direction. The end is moving, in a different way from the one in Sunset Boulevard.