O Padre e a Moça (1966)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Writers:

Carlos Drummond de Andrade (poem)
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (story)

Release Date:

28 March 1966 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place...

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Forbidden Love

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Helena Ignez	...	Mariana
Paulo José	...	Priest
Mário Lago	...	Fortunato
Fauzi Arap	...	Vitorino
Rosa Sandrini

Also Known As:

The Priest and the Girl (International: English title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Maquiné, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Company:

Difilm

Trivia:

The film was shot in the tiny village of São Gonçalo do Rio das Pedras, in the back-land of the state of Minas Gerais (Southeast Brazil). At the time, the village had no electric lights. The camera batteries had to be recharged in another village many miles away every night.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mulheres de Cinema (1978)

A Forbidden Romance

In a small village in the interior of Minas Gerais, a young priest (Paulo José) arrives as the substituted for Priest Antônio, who is almost dead. There, he meets the old man Fortunato (Mário Lago), who is the local leader and lives with the young woman Mariana (Helena Ignez) as husband and wife. The priest decides to take the girl to the city of Diamantina, but they both fall in love for each other. In my opinion, the characters of this very slow movie are not well developed. The dilemma of the young priest is very clear, but the feelings of Mariana are very confused. I indeed expected much more of this story. In Brazil, this film is only available on cable television. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): `O Padre e a Moça' (`The Priest and the Young Woman')