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'Alice's House'

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For the struggling family at the heart of Chico Teixeira's modest but devastating debut feature, "Alice's House," good judgment is like a luxury item. Perhaps wealthier, happier folk can afford it, but in this gritty district of Sao Paolo it's as hard to come by as a new Discman or an honest lover.

Carla Ribas, a 35-year-old actress also making her feature debut, plays Alice, a nail-salon...

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