Song of the Sea (1952 film)
| Song of the Sea | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Written by | Hermilo Borba Filho Alberto Cavalcanti José Mauro de Vasconcelos |
| Produced by | Alberto Cavalcanti |
| Starring | Luiz Andrade |
| Cinematography | Cyril Arapoff Paolo Reale |
| Edited by | José Cañizares |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Song of the Sea (Portuguese: O Canto do Mar) is a 1952 Brazilian drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Luiz Andrade. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Its poetic realist style incorporates elements of documentary and melodrama.[2] The film depicts the migration of families away from drought in the north east of Brazil and their struggle for survival.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Luiz Andrade
- Glauce Bandeira
- Fernando Becker
- Débora Borba
- Margarida Cardoso
- Ernani Dantas
- Alfredo de Oliveira
- Aurora Duarte
- Cacilda Lanuza
- Antônio Martinelli
- Miriam Nunes
- Ruy Saraiva
- Alberto Vilar
- Maria do Carmo Xavier
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Song of the Sea". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781136512063 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bayman, Louis; Pinazza, Natália (2 March 2013). Directory of World Cinema: Brazil. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783200092 – via Google Books.
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