Helena meets Marisa at a newsagent. They become friends and decide to meet again. Marisa goes to a friend's (Guia) and asks her to help her seduce Helena. Guia being the owner of a brothel organises a party to help, but Helena fells in love with her. After some time together, Guia feels that Helena would like to regain some of her lost freedom. While watching her secretly, Guia finds her with a boy. Hiding her sadness, she pretends to agree on a separation but invites the boy to her place ant tries to seduce him. The boy is not stupid and clearly understanding what she really aims at, he beats her. Helena comes in and is very disappointed. But she pardons him and they leave the place together.
From a review originally published in La Saison Cinematographique 1981, translated by Prophilo. |