''A Summer Rain'' ( pt, Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by

Carlos Diegues Carlos Diegues, also known as Cacá Diegues (born May 19, 1940), is a Brazilian film director. He was born in Maceió, Alagoas, and is best known as a member of the Cinema Novo Cinema Novo (), "New Cinema" in English, is a genre and movement o ...

. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor.

Cast

Joffre Soares Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (196 ...

as Afonso *

Miriam Pires Miriam de Souza Pires (20 April 1927 – 7 September 2004) was a Brazilian actress. She acted in over 40 telenovelas, including prominent roles in ''Irmãos Coragem'', '' Pecado Capital'', '' Gabriela'', '' Pedra sobre Pedra'', ''Sonho Meu'', a ...

as Isaura *

Rodolfo Arena Rodolfo Arena (15 December 1910 – 31 August 1980) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1920 and 1980. He starred in the 1974 film '' Sagarana: The Duel'', which was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival ...

as Lourenço *Carlos Gregório as Paulinho *Gracinda Freire as Judith *Cristina Aché as Lurdinha *Luis Antonio as Lacraia *

Daniel Filho João Carlos Daniel Filho (born 30 September 1937), best known as Daniel Filho, is a Brazilian film producer, director, actor, and screenwriter. He starred in the film ''Os Cafajestes'', which was entered into the 12th Berlin International Fil ...

as Geraldinho *

Marieta Severo Marieta Severo da Costa (born 2 November 1946) is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom ''A Grande Família'' (2001–2014), as well to mature audien ...

as Dodora *Lourdes Mayer as Dona Helô *Paulo César Pereio as Juraci *Sady Cabral as Abelardo *Roberto Bonfim as chief officer

Reception

It was awarded the Best Film at the 4th

Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival ( es, links=no, Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva), held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain, is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. During the first editions, it was ...

, and it has won four awards at the 11th

Festival de Brasília A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...

: Best Editing, Best Scenography, Best Supporting Actress for Pires and Best Supporting Actor for Pereio.

References

External links

* 1970s romantic comedy-drama films 1978 films Brazilian romantic comedy-drama films Films about old age Films directed by Carlos Diegues 1970s Portuguese-language films {{1970s-comedy-drama-film-stub