The First Mass

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The First Mass (1961)

Directed by Lima Barreto

“A Brazilian film to the heart of the world”

Drama · 1h 30m

Meant principally for a sympathetic audience, whether Catholic or not, this routine story about a priest's receiving the call to the cloth may be a bit slow and theatrical for some viewers. Directed by Lima Barreto, the tale is told in a series of flashbacks as the priest remembers how he was transformed as a child into a person willing to give his life in service of the church and his God. Barreto also scripted the story, which in the end, may be too filled with religious platitudes and preachy overtones to effectively convey its message.

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Cast

M
Margarida Cardoso Dionísio Azevedo
A
Artur Barman
F
Felipe Barreto
M
Martin Binder
F
Francisco Brasileiro
R
Roberto Alrean
R
Ricardo Campos
M
Múcio Ferreira
G
Galileu Garcia
V
Vittorio Gobbis
J
Jaime Gonçalves

Crew

Director
Lima Barreto
Screenplay
Lima Barreto
Director of Photography
H.E. Fowle
Original Music Composer
Gabriel Migliori
Editor
Mauro Alice

Details

Original title
A Primeira Missa
Release date
1961-05-01
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil