''The Oyster and the Wind'' (

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: ''A Ostra e o Vento'') is a 1997 Brazilian

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directed by

Walter Lima Jr. Walter Lima Jr. (born 26 November 1938) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 17 films since 1965. His 1969 film '' Brazil Year 2000'' was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silve ...

, based on the book by

Moacir C. Lopes Moacyr, also spelled Moacir, is a Brazilian masculine name of Tupi origin. According to the Brazilian philologist Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, it means "regret", "repentance". It can refer to: * Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921–2000), nicknamed Ba ...

. It premiered at the 54th edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

, where it competed in the main competition.

Cast

Lima Duarte Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (born 29 March 1930), known professionally as Lima Duarte, is a Brazilian actor. He played a number of characters in Brazilian telenovelas, such as Zeca Diabo in ''O Bem-Amado'' and Sinhozinho Malta in ''Roque Santeiro ...

as José *

Leandra Leal Leandra Rodrigues Leal Braz e Silva (born 8 September 1982) is a Brazilian actress, singer, film director, producer, and playwright. Biography She is the granddaughter of the cultural producer Américo Leal and daughter of actress Ângela Lea ...

as Marcela *

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as Daniel *Castrinho as Pepe *

Floriano Peixoto Floriano Vieira Peixoto ( 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguay ...

as Roberto *Márcio Vito as Carrera *

Débora Bloch Débora Bloch (born 29 May 1963) is a Brazilian actress. She is known nationally for participating in telenovelas such as ''Caminho das Índias'', ''Cordel Encantado'', and '' Avenida Brasil''. Biography Bloch was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas ...

as Marcela's mother *Hannah Brauer as Marcela child

Awards

1997:

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#Best Actress (

) (won) 1997:

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(''Nominee'') #CinemAvvenire Award (won) 1998:

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#Don Quixote Award (won) 1998:

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Awards #Best Film #Most Promising Actress (

) (won) #Best Cinematography (Pedro Farkas) (won)

References

External links

* 1997 films 1990s Portuguese-language films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Walter Lima Jr. Best Picture APCA Award winners 1997 drama films Films scored by Wagner Tiso {{Brazil-film-stub