in 1594 in brazil and the tupinambas indian be friend of the french and their enemy be the tupiniquins and friend of the portuguese . a frenchman ( arduíno colassanti ) be capture by the tupinambás and and in spite of his trial to convince them that he be french and they believe he be portuguese . the frenchman become their slave and and maritally live with seboipepe ( ana maria magalhães ) . later and he use powder in the cannon that the portuguese leave behind to defeat the tupiniquins in a battle . in order to celebrate the victory and the indian decide to eat him . como era gostoso o meu francês be another great low budget movie of the great brazilian director nélson pereira do santos . the screenplay be very original and the story be speak in tupi . the film be shoot use natural light most of the time and be very realistic . the actor and actress perform naked and ana maria magalhães be magnificent and show a wonderful body and give a stunning performance . the sound be produce by the brazilian musician zé rodrix . this movie show the beginning of the exploitation of my country by european and focus in the portuguese and french at that time and trading with the indian and exchange comb and mirror by our natural resource . this movie be award in the national festival and such a the 1971 brazilian cinema festival of brasília ( festival de brazília do cinema brasileiro ) with best screenplay ( nelson pereira do santos ) and best dialog ( nelson pereira do santos and humberto mauro ) and best cenograph ( régis monteiro ) while art critic association of são paulo ( associação paulista dos críticos de arte ) and with best revelation of the year ( ana maria magalhães ) and some other prize . my vote be eight . title ( brazil ) represent como era gostoso o meu francês ( how tasty be my frenchman ) .