''São Bernardo'' is a 1972 Brazilian film written and directed by
Leon Hirszman
Leon Hirszman (22 November 1937 – 15 September 1987) was a Brazilian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, and one of the main figures of Cinema Novo.
A member of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), his work was marked by the influence of ...
, based on the novel ''São Bernardo'' by
Graciliano Ramos
Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira (; October 27, 1892 – March 20, 1953) was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist. He is known worldwide for his portrayal of the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian '' ser ...
. It stars
Othon Bastos
Othon José de Almeida Bastos (born 23 May 1933) is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 50 films since 1962.
Filmography
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1933 births
Living people
Brazilian male film actors
People from Tucano, Bahia
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as Paulo Honório, a farmer and landowner in
Brazil
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tortured by his personal desires and ambitions.
Release
The film was released by
Embrafilme
Embrafilme (in full: ''Empresa Brasileira de Filmes S.A.'') was a Brazilian state-owned company created on September 12, 1969 for production, funding and distribution of Brazilian movies. The company was dissolved on March 16, 1990 by the National ...
in 1972 in Brazil. It was screened in 2012 by the
Museum of Modern Art
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, in
New York City
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.
Reception
The film was called "a true masterpiece" by Brazilian film magazine ''Contracampo''.
Awards
The film won Best Actor for Bastos at the
Gramado Film Festival
The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...
.
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1972 films
Brazilian drama films
1970s Portuguese-language films
1972 drama films
1970s Brazilian films
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