简介：Intentonofferinghisfiancéeabetterlife,countrymanheadsforRiodeJaneiroinsearchofaplaceinthesun.Withnocontactsinthebigcity,hegetsinvolvedwiththecrimeunderworldconnectedwithillegalbetting.ThiswasthefirstBrazilianfilmtodealcandidlywith"JogodoBicho",thepopularandillegaldailylotteryinRiodeJaneiro. "Ameiumbicheiro"isanaveragefilmnoirfarawayfromthebestofthegenre.ForBraziliansandforthosewhoareinterestedintheBraziliancinemaitisworthtocheckout,because"Ameiumbicheiro"is(forBrazilianstandardsanyway)awell-madefilm(itwasheavilyinfluencedbytheAmericanfilmnoiranditeventooksomehintsfromtheItalianneorealism)featuringwell-knownandlovedBrazilianactors-GrandeOtelo,JoséLewgoy,WilsonGrey,JeceValadao,CylFarney,Elianaetc.. ThisfilmhassentimentalvalueforusBrazilians.ItshowsaRiodeJaneirogoneforever,butthestoryofthefilmisnaiveandmelodramaticandtheactingisjustaverage.Thescenesofphysicalviolenceareembarrassinglyunconvincing.Thefilmnoirclichésareusedefficientlytoportraytheworldofthe"jogodobicho"(animals'game),akindofillegalgamblingbusiness,butthestoryandthecharacterslackdepth. "Ameiumbicheiro"isgoodifyoutakeitasitis-afilmthatissimpleandsometimesevenmovinginitsnaivety.ThereweresurelybetterBrazilianfilmsatthetime("OCangaceiro"forinstance,andtwoyearslater"Rio40graus"wouldstartanewwaveintheBraziliancinema).RecommendedforthosewhostudyandlovetheBraziliancinema.…