S. Bernardo (film)
| São Bernardo | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Leon Hirszman |
| Screenplay by | Leon Hirszman |
| Based on | São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos |
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| Starring | Othon Bastos |
| Cinematography | Lauro Escorel |
| Edited by | Eduardo Escorel |
| Music by | Caetano Veloso |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
São Bernardo is a 1972 Brazilian film written and directed by Leon Hirszman, based on the novel São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos. It stars Othon Bastos as Paulo Honório, a farmer and landowner in Brazil tortured by his personal desires and ambitions.
Release
[edit]The film was released by Embrafilme in 1972 in Brazil. It was screened in 2012 by the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City.[1]
Reception
[edit]The film was called "a true masterpiece" by Brazilian film magazine Contracampo.[2]
Awards
[edit]The film won Best Actor for Bastos at the Gramado Film Festival.
References
[edit]- ^ "MoMA - São Bernardo". moma.org. Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Melo, Luiz Alberto Rocha. "São Bernardo (in Portuguese)". contracampo :: revista de cinema. Contracampo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- São Bernardo at IMDb
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