The Forest (2002)
"A Selva" (original title)

Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the Amazon, in 1912, and falls in love with pretty Yayá, a married woman.

Director:

Leonel Vieira

Writers:

Ferreira de Castro (novel), Izaías Almada (screenplay),

Stars:

Diogo Morgado, Karra Elejalde, Maitê Proença

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diogo Morgado	...	Alberto
Karra Elejalde	...	Velasco
Maitê Proença	...	Dona Yayá
Chico Díaz	...	Firmino
Cláudio Marzo	...	Juca Tristão
Gracindo Júnior	...	Sr. Guerreiro
Zé Dumont	...	Agostinho
Roberto Bonfim	...	Caetano
Carlos Santos	...	Macedo
António Melo	...	Filipe
Ruy de Carvalho	...	Comendador
João Acaiabe	...	Tiago
Zózimo Bulbul	...	Procópio
Sergio Villanueva	...	Argentino
Roberto Frota	...	Lourenço

Storyline

Young man, of Portuguese nobility ascendancy, starts working in a rubber plantation in the Amazon, in 1912, and falls in love with pretty Yayá, a married woman.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | survival | brazil | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Brazil]

Country:

Portugal Brazil Spain

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

1 November 2002 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

La selva

Filming Locations:

Belém, Pará, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

CCFBR Produções, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM), Lotus Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Genesis

They tried, for the very first time, to do a movie, a portuguese movie, that finally knows how to use the amount of money it has on his shoulders. They tried, for the very first time to make a movie that manages to take people to the theaters and not make them think it's another portuguese movie. But Leonel Vieira already has been trying to do this with his previous features. So have they succeeded? Almost. The movie is the greatest technical achievement in portuguese cinema. For the very first time we have a film in Panavision, and for the very first time with a real symphonic score. It is a pity, then, that they chose such a weak actor to play the main role. Diogo Morgado tries, but he has too few lines and not a sign of character depth. The supporting characters are way better. Anyway, I hope that Leonel Vieira continues developing this taste for movies made for the audience... i sure wanna make them that way someday...