''Iracema'' is a 1917 Brazilian silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

Vittorio Capellaro Eusebio Vittorio Giovanni Battista Capellaro (1877–1943) was a Brazilian film director, film producer, film actor, and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Brazil between 1915 and 1935. Director filmography * ''Inocência'' (1915) * ''O ...

and starring

Iracema de Alencar Iracema de Alencar (1900–1978) was a Brazilian actress. She made her debut as the lead in the 1917 silent film ''Iracema''.Pick p.139 After working in theatre for many years she appeared in several other films, much later in her career. Select ...

in the title role. The film is an adaptation of

José de Alencar José Martiniano de Alencar (May 1, 1829 – December 12, 1877) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, ...

's 1865 novel of the same title.Johnson & Stam p.22 The story is set during the early contacts between European and Native Americans in what became Brazil. It was remade in 1949.

Cast

as Iracema *

* Georgina N. Cappelaro * Ernesto Crehneras * Alvaro Fonseca * Leonel Simi

References

Bibliography

* Johnson, Randal & Stam, Robert. ''Brazilian Cinema''. Columbia University Press, 1995,

External links

* 1910s historical drama films 1917 films Brazilian silent films Brazilian historical drama films Films based on Brazilian novels Films set in the 16th century 1910s Portuguese-language films Brazilian black-and-white films 1917 drama films Silent historical drama films {{1910s-Brazil-film-stub