To the Left of the Father (2001) Lavoura Arcaica (original title)

Director:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Writers:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Raduan Nassar (novel)

Release Date:

29 October 2001 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Brazilian baroque. The young son that ran from his dominant family, descends into decadence and then returns to the nest...

Plot Keywords:

Incest | Party | Confession | Insanity | Lebanese Music

Awards:

44 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Selton Mello	...	André
Raul Cortez	...	Father
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha	...	Mother
Simone Spoladore	...	Ana
Leonardo Medeiros	...	Pedro, the elder brother
Caio Blat	...	Lula, the younger brother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Felipe Abreu Salomão
Samir Muci Alcici Júnior
Leda Samara Antunes
Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	André - Narrator (voice)
Pablo César Câncio	...	André as a boy
Raphaela Borges David
Fábio Luiz Marinho de Oliveira
Denise Del Vecchio	...	Prostitute
Laura Hallack Ferreira
Christiana Kalache
Kalil Ibrahim Mansur
Sula Moreira Miana
Mônica Nassif	...	Sister
Renata Rizek	...	Sister

Directed by
Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Raduan Nassar		novel

Produced by
Maurício Andrade	....	associate producer
Luiz Fernando Carvalho	....	producer
Raquel Couto	....	associate producer
Donald Ranvaud	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Marco Antônio Guimarães

Cinematography by
Walter Carvalho

Film Editing by
Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Casting by
Raquel Couto

Art Direction by
Yurika Yamasaki

Costume Design by
Beth Filipecki

Makeup Department
Marlene Moura	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Fábio Alexandre	....	location production manager
André Carreira	....	assistant production manager (as André Carrera)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gustavo Fernández	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Luiz Fernando Carvalho	....	sound editor
Márcio Câmara	....	sound
Rodrigo de Noronha	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roberto Ferraz	....	sound editor
Nathalia Rabczuk	....	dialogue editor
José Luiz Sasso	....	mix mastering
Armando Torres Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Cauê Custódio	....	post-production sound (uncredited)
Paulo Gama	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Eduardo Sallas	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Lula Carvalho	....	first assistant camera
Ulisses Malta	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Gustavo Gaiarsa	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Fábio Alexandre	....	location manager (international version)
Fred Ricci	....	avid operator

Production Companies

• VideoFilmes

Distributors

• Artkino Pictures (Argentina)
• Europa Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• ID Distribution
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Lavoura Arcaica" - Brazil (original title)

Runtime:

163 min | Argentina:171 min | Cuba:171 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Company:

VideoFilmes

awesome

it's a terrific movie. pretty slow, but that's the way the story has to go to put us inside the head of the characters. The silences (and there is a lot of them) are as important as the dialog, witch are pretty intense and full of meaning. The movie is based on a very hard novel, written in Brazilian Portuguese and sometimes is difficult even for Brazilians to understand a few lines. The movie keeps that structure, and it adds powerful images to the sentence. the acting is great, from the leading role to the character Ana, who doesn't speak at all but says a lot with the eyes. It's a difficult film to watch, but it is worth every second!