''O Ébrio'' (English: ''The Drunkard'') is a 1946
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian film directed by
Gilda de Abreu
Gilda de Abreu (; 23 September 1904 – 4 June 1979) was a Brazilian actress, singer, writer and film director.
Biography
Born to a wealthy family, Gilda de Abreu began her career as a singer, performing in stage musicals and operettas. She fi ...
. The screenplay is based on a song by
Vicente Celestino
Antônio Vicente Filipe Celestino (12 September 1894 – 23 August 1968) was a Brazilian singer, composer and actor of Italian descent.
Life and career
Celestino was born in Rio de Janeiro, in the district of Santa Teresa, on 12 September 189 ...
.
In addition to being the first female director of a Brazilian sound film, the movie enjoyed both commercial and critical success, garnering about 4 million viewers between 1946 and 1950. It is still regarded as "one of the great successes of Brazilian Cinema", according to film historian
João Luiz Vieira.
Cast
*Vicente Celestino... Gilberto Silva
*Alice Archambeau... Marieta
*
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 ...
... Primo José
*Victor Drummond... father Simão
*Manoel Vieira... Pedro's father
*Walter D'Ávila... Primo Rego
*Júlia Dias... Lola
*Arlete Lester... Maricota
*José Mafra... Primo Leão
*Isabel de Barros... Princesinha (as Izabelinha Barros)
*Antonia Marzullo... Lindoca
*Marilu Dantas...empregada de Gilberto
*Manoel Rocha... barman
*Jacy de Oliveira... Maria das Neves
*Amadeu Celestino - Vicente Celestino's brother
References
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1940s musical drama films
1946 films
Brazilian musical drama films
1940s Portuguese-language films
Cinédia films
Brazilian black-and-white films
Rediscovered Brazilian films
1940s rediscovered films
1946 drama films
1940s Brazilian films
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