Nelson Pereira dos Santos-Vidas Secas (1963)

'Vidas Secas' is the cornerstone of the 'Cinema Novo' movement. Derived from Graciliano Ramos' eponymous novel, this Brazilian 'Grapes of Wrath' is set in the early 1940's, and describes two years in the life of an itinerant cowhand's family struggling to eke out an existence in the drought ravaged, landowner dominated sertao of the country's Northeast. The film is stark in its imagery and a powerful documentation of the uprooted. At the time of its theatrical release, 'Vidas Secas' was considered the absolute last word as a realistic film depiction of the wretched of the earth. Today it somehow seems much more -a white-hot, almost mystically intense pilgrim's progress through an unending purgatory with no other side.



A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a bitch called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0057654/plotsummary)



The illiterate migrants Fabiano (Átila Iório), his mate Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two sons and their dog Baleia drift in the country of the Northeast of Brazil, fighting for their survival. They are hired by a farmer (Jofre Soares) in a slavery condition to take care of his kettle. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0057654/usercomments)



"Vidas Secas" is a classic of the Brazilian Cinema and the first movie of the "Cinema Novo" ("New Cinema"), a movement of the Brazilian filmmakers in the 60's that proposed to make low-budget movies with social concerns and rooted in Brazilian culture, which had the following slogan: "A camera in the hands and an idea in the head". (http://imdb.com/title/tt0057654/usercomments)



Nelson Pereira dos Santos made a masterpiece, certainly on of the best Brazilian movies ever. Based on a classic novel of the Brazilian literature of Graciliano Ramos, the reality and cruelty of the story is stunning. The black and white photography and the performances of the cast, including the dog, are very impressive, recalling the Italian Neo-Realism of Roberto Rossellini. This movie was made in 1963, the story happens in the 40's and presently the situation of the drought in the country of the Northeast of Brazil remains exactly the same, being one of our greatest national shames. . (http://imdb.com/title/tt0057654/usercomments)





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Links to my previous 65 movie posts can be found here :
Movie links 1 to 65 (12 KB text file @RS)

66 Andrzej Wajda-Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
67 Eric Rohmer-Ma nuit chez Maud (1969)
68 Henning Carlsen-Hunger ('Svält') (1966)
69 Ermanno Olmi-L'Albero degli zoccoli (1978)
70 Eric Rohmer-Le Genou de Claire (1970)
71 Jean-Luc Godard-Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1979)
72 Alain Resnais-La Guerre est finie (1966)
73 Jean-Luc Godard-Charlotte et Véronique (1959)
74 Nelson Pereira dos Santos-Vidas Secas (1963)