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Release Year1953
Runtime1h 24m
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes10
DirectorAlberto Cavalcanti
WritersAlberto Cavalcanti, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Hermilo Borba Filho
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSong of the Sea
About Song of the Sea
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.
Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Song of the Sea leans on a strong ensemble — Aurora Duarte, Cacilda Lanuza, Margarida Cardoso — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1953.
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