''Caiçara'' is a 1950 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

co-directed by

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

, Tom Payne, and John Waterhouse. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice ...

Plot

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, Marina (Eliane Lage) finds herself the object of desire for her husband's business partner, Manuel (Carlos Vergueiro). While the two men fight to the death over her, Marina finds love with a passing sailor, Alberto (Mário Sérgio).

Cast

Eliane Lage Eliane Margaret Elizabeth Lange (born 16 July 1928) is a French-born Brazilian actress and writer, best known for playing the lead role in 1953 film ''The Landowner's Daughter''. Life and career Lange was born on 16 July 1928, in Paris, France ...

as Marina * Abilio Pereira de Almeida as José Amaro *

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as Manuel * Mário Sérgio as Alberto * Maria Joaquina da Rocha as Felicidade *

as Genovês * Vera Sampaio *

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Renato Consorte Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" (natus = born). In Italian, Portuguese and Spanish it exists in masculine and feminine forms: Renato and Renata. In French they have been translated to René and Renée. Renata is a ...

Luiz Calderaro Luiz is a Portuguese given name that is an alternative form of Luís. It's archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: People *Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001), Brazilian guitarist and compose ...

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* Zilda Barbosa as Diretora do orfanato

Production

It was shot between March and September 1950 in

Ilhabela, São Paulo Ilhabela (Portuguese for ''Beautiful Island'') is an archipelago and city situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil. The city is from the city of São Paulo and from the city of Rio de Janeiro. The largest isla ...

References

External links

* 1950 films 1950 drama films Brazilian black-and-white films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Adolfo Celi Films directed by Tom Payne Films shot in São Paulo (state) 1950s Portuguese-language films {{1950s-drama-film-stub