São Bernardo (film)

São Bernardo

Film poster
Directed by Leon Hirszman
Produced by
  • Henrique Coutinho
  • Marcos Farias
  • Luna Moskovitch
  • Márcio Noronha
Screenplay by Leon Hirszman
Based on São Bernardo
by Graciliano Ramos
Starring Othon Bastos
Music by Caetano Veloso
Cinematography Lauro Escorel
Edited by Eduardo Escorel
Distributed by Embrafilme
Release dates
1972
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

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

The film was called "a true masterpiece" by Brazilian film magazine Contracampo.[2]

Awards

The film won Best Actor for Bastos at the Gramado Film Festival.

References

  1. "MoMA - São Bernardo". moma.org. Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. Melo, Luiz Alberto Rocha. "São Bernardo (in Portuguese)". contracampo :: revista de cinema. Contracampo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.


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