Scent of Gardenias
1992, Portuguese. Directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado.
A smell of mystery in the air.
Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim. For more than a decade, Daniel nurtures a feeling of revenge for his ex-wife, which gains strength when their now adult son finds his mother in full professional decay.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Guilherme de Almeida PradoDirector
- Christiane TorloniAdalgisa
- José MayerDaniel
- Walter QuirozJoaquim
- Betty FariaOdete Vargas
- Cláudio MarzoDelegado
- José LewgoyOdy Marques
- Raul GazollaCésar Lamas
- Paulo VillaçaBandido
- Helena IgnezBandida
- Renato ConsorteConservador
- Marcelo Mansfield Na festa
- Caio Fernando AbreuNa festa
Details
- Released
- 7 August 1992
- Original title
- Perfume de Gardênia
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Guilherme de Almeida Prado
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Scent of Gardenias runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Scent of Gardenias isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 August 1992. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Scent of Gardenias?
Scent of Gardenias (1992) was directed by Guilherme de Almeida Prado and stars Christiane Torloni, José Mayer, Walter Quiroz.