The Priest and the Girl

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The Priest and the Girl
File:The Priest and the Girl.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Produced by Luiz Carlos Barreto
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Written by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Based on O Padre e a Moça
by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Starring Helena Ignez
Paulo José
Music by César Guerra-Peixe
Carlos Lyra
Cinematography Mário Carneiro
Edited by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Eduardo Escorel
Production
company
Difilm
Filmes do Triângulo
Filmes do Serro
Distributed by Difilm
Embrafilme
Release dates
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  • 28 March 1966 (1966-03-28)[1]
Running time
 90 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese

The Priest and the Girl (Portuguese: O Padre e a Moça) is a 1965 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade,[2] based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name.[1] The directorial debut of Andrade,[3] it was shot on São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, Gruta de Maquiné, and Espinhaço Mountains, all locations of Minas Gerais.[1]

Plot

It is set in 1965 in São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, a district of Serro, Minas Gerais. A newly ordained priest arrives at the town and meets Fortunato, a influential merchant, and his concubine, Mariana. The girl's father, a prospector, died when she was ten and she was raised by Fortunato. When she becomes elder, Fortunato want to marry to Mariana, but she and the priest run away from the town.

Cast

Reception

It won the Prêmio Governador do Estado da Guanabara (lit. "State of Guanabara Governor Award") from the Comissão de Auxílio à Indústria Cinematográfica do Rio de Janeiro (lit. "Commission for Assistance to the Film Industry of Rio de Janeiro") in 1965.[1] It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

References

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External links

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