Arquivo

A chronicle of the customs of 1940s Brazil. The King of the Night portrays Tezinho, a young bohemian who, after having his heart broken, falls in love with two sisters and ends up getting involved with a prostitute known as the Queen of the Night. Alone, a lottery ticket seller on the streets of a totally different and modernized São Paulo, Tezinho recalls his glory days in a nursing home.  

Restoration

The digital restoration of the film image was made from the original negatives, preserved by the Cinemateca Brasileira, and scanned in 4K resolution. The sound was restored and remastered at JLS Facilidades Sonoras - Estúdio JLS, by José Luiz Sasso, having as matrices the audio transferred from DigiBeta video tapes.