to the aunts, telling them their nephew is an excellent, renowned physician. What Vasco does not know is that Caetano's real interest is the old ladies' large inheritance. Vasco and Alice have a falling out during the Midsummer festival. Meanwhile, at the local recreational society, Caetano single-handedly decides on the outcome of the competition to crown "Miss Castelinhos" so that his daughter Alice can win: the ceremony acts as a musical interlude in which Alce performs a song from a revue, "A Agulha e o Dedal" ("The Needle and the Thimble"), for all the inhabitants of the neighbourhood (who attend in spite of the tedious rhetoric of the jury led by Caetano). The aunts start getting suspicious and see through Vasco's lies once he cannot show them his surgery and takes them instead to Lisbon Zoo, where he is mixed-up with the Veterinarian. The aunts are ashamed and stop supporting Vasco, and soon start being courted by Caetano and the local cobbler (Alfredo Silva) in a final attempt to get their inheritance. Vasco is saved from misery by his good friend Carlos (Manoel de Oliveira), who gets him a job earning his living as a fado singer, turning him into something of a local celebrity. This does not deter him from pursuing a career in medicine, and he finally passes his final examination with flying colours, regaining the favour of his aunts and winning the hand of Alice in marriage. Cast Vasco Santana as Vasco Leitão Beatriz Costa as Alice Costa António Silva as Caetano Costa Sofia Santos as Efigénia Rocha Teresa Gomes as Perpétua Rocha Manoel de Oliveira as Carlos Alfredo Silva as the Cobbler Eduardo Fernandes as Quicas Ana Maria as Maria da Graça, Carlos's girlfriend Manuel Santos Carvalho as Alexandrino Silvestre Alegrim as João, waiter Popular culture An expression that found its way into everyday life in Portugal was an annoyed Vasco visiting Lisbon Zoo with his aunts and shouting repeatedly : “There's lot of hats, you fool!" () Also his Aunts had no doubts about him studying medicine because he even knew what Sternocleidomastoid (). The song "", sung by Beatriz Costa, became a household reference. DVD version The DVD version was heavily restored, with an additional 3 minutes in length, and a sound and image recovery to match the initial quality. References Chronicle at Amor de Perdição, in Portuguese External links 1930s Portuguese-language films Portuguese