Memórias do Cárcere (1984)

Director:

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Writers:

Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Graciliano Ramos (novel)

Stars:

Carlos Vereza, Glória Pires, Nildo Parente

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Carlos Vereza	...	Graciliano Ramos
Glória Pires	...	Heloísa (Graciliano's Wife)
Nildo Parente	...	Emanuel
José Dumont	...	Mario Pinto
Wilson Grey	...	Gaúcho
Joffre Soares	...	Soares
Fábio Barreto	...	Siqueira Campos
Ligia Diniz
Marcus Vinícius
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rubens Abreu
Tito Almejeiras
Antonio Ameijeiras
Claudio Baltar
Jotta Barroso
Cachimbo

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

striptease | male frontal nudity | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

18 June 1984 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Memoirs of Prison

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embrafilme, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas, Regina Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

185 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to better portray writer Graciliano Ramos, Carlos Vereza learned how to smoke. After the filming was done, it took him six months to quit smoking.

User Reviews

The life and times of a great Brazilian writer

This is one of the greatest Brazilian films of all times. Nelson Pereira dos Santos did a brilliant job in writing a script from Graciliano Ramos' memoirs from his novel "Memórias do Cárcere". It is a must to all those interested in recent Brazilian history. Graciliano was a perfectionist in his writings and had a perfect domain of Portuguese language. The plot shows his life from a school teacher in the poverty-stricken north-eastern state of Alagoas until his imprisonment, for political reasons, accused of links with the unsuccessful attempt of leftist military and intellectuals to seize power in 1935. A lesson of coherence !