11668. PIXOTE AND HOUR OF THE STAR. This paper provides a complete dual movie review of two Brazilian films set in Sao Paolo. Both movies deal with lower-class people adjusting to an incredibly poor and hopeless environment, for both the reviewer discusses the problem of creating an attractive and realistic narrative from this difficult material. KEYWORDS: film review brazilian pixote hour of the star. 10 pages, 8 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.