Cafundó (film)

Cafundó
Cafundó
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paulo Betti ; Clóvis Bueno
Written by	Clóvis Bueno
Produced by	Paulo Betti; Virginia W. Moraes; R.A. Gennaro
Starring	Lázaro Ramos; Leona Cavalli; Leandro Firmino da Hora; Beto Guiz ; Ernani Moraes
Cinematography	José Roberto Eliezer
Edited by	Sérgio Mekler
Music by	André Abujamra
Production; company	Prole de Adão
Distributed by	Laz Audiovisual
Release date	29 September 2005;
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Box office	R$185,707

Cafundó is 2005 Brazilian historical drama film written and directed by Paulo Betti and Clóvis Bueno and starring Lázaro Ramos. The film is a biopic based on miracle worker preto velho João de Camargo of Sorocaba and is based on the book João de Camargo de Sorocaba: O Nascimento de uma Religião by Carlos de Campos and Adolfo Frioli. The title comes from a former quilombo, the source of João de Camargo's original spiritual inspiration, located in today's Salto de Pirapora.

Plot

São Paulo state, 1890s. João is a former slave and the son of an Orisha priestess and works as a muleherd for a coronel. One day, he and his close friend Cirino decide to leave the farm. João takes his mother to Cafundó, the bastion of Afro-American religion in the vicinity. However, João leaves the community and takes errands to work in menial jobs. He meets a possessed white prostitute named Rosário and falls in love. Only after an unhappy marriage with Rosário and his mother's demise, João has a series of visions and decides to work as a spiritual leader for Sorocaba. In 1906, he builds a church with help from Cirino and begins to preach his syncretic faith, which is a blend of Orisha worship, veneration of Catholic saints, and eventually Kardecist spiritism.

Cast

Lázaro Ramos as João de Camargo
Leona Cavalli as Rosário
Leandro Firmino da Hora as Cirino
Alexandre Rodrigues as Natalino
Ernani Moraes as Coronel João Justino
Luís Melo as Monsignor João Soares
Renato Consorte as Minister
Francisco Cuoco as Bishop
Abrahão Farc as Judge

Production

To reconstruct the atmosphere of the 19th century, the natural scenery of Ponta Grossa and historic buildings of Lapa, Paranaguá and Antonina were chosen as filming locations.^[2]

Reception

The film won five gold Kikitos at the Gramado Film Festival, in the categories of best actor (Lázaro Ramos), best art direction, best cinematography and the special jury prize. It was also awarded as best film and best cinematography, at ParatyCine.^[3]

References

^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
^ Gonçalves, Anderson (September 30, 2011). "Paraná, o estado que aparece nas telas do cinema pelo mundo". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
^ "Cafundó". Cineclick. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

External links

Cafundó at IMDb

[1] "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

[2] Gonçalves, Anderson (September 30, 2011). "Paraná, o estado que aparece nas telas do cinema pelo mundo". Gazeta do Povo (in Portuguese). Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[cineclick-3] "Cafundó". Cineclick. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

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