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Barren Lives (1963)
Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Drama, Western · 1h 40m
A destitute family tries to escape the drought in the backlands of northeastern Brazil. Fabiano (Átila Iório), Sinhá Vitória (Maria Ribeiro), their two children and their dog Baleia wander aimlessly and almost hopelessly through the remote interior, surviving the forces of nature and the cruelty of men. An adaptation of the work by Graciliano Ramos.
Cast
Átila Iório
Maria Ribeiro
Jofre Soares
Crew
- Director
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Screenplay
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Novel
- Graciliano Ramos
- Director of Photography
- José Rosa
- Original Music Composer
- Leonardo Alencar
- Editor
- Rafael Justo Valverde
- Producer
- Herbert Richers, Danilo Trelles, Luiz Carlos Barreto
Details
- Original title
- Vidas Secas
- Release date
- 1963-08-22
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
- Production
- Sino Filmes, Herbert Richers