To the Left of the Father (2001)

LavourArcaica (original title)

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2h 43min
Drama
29 Oct 2001 (Brazil)
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A young son who ran from his dominant family descends into decadence, then returns to the nest. Tyrannical fathers, incest, fierce family conflicts, and an intense visual style to match.

Director:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Writers:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Raduan Nassar

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52 wins & 28 nominations.
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André est le fils égaré. Pedro, son frère aîné, est chargé par leur mère de le ramener au foyer. Il le trouve dans l'abandon d'une vieille pension de province en proie à une solitude absolue. André révèle à Pedro son amour pour sa soeur Ana. Son départ marque irrémédiablement les membres de sa famille. La mère ne supporte plus la douleur de l'absence et Ana se réfugie dans le silence. Toute la maison est à l'agonie et seul le retour du fils prodigue pourra y faire renaître la joie.

A backwards version of the parable of the prodigal son. André is an unattached son, who left family and home due to severe paternal laws and suffocating maternal affection and love. Pedro, his older brother, received from his mother the mission to bring André back home. The appearance of the brother causes André to remember moments he lived with his family since childhood and the reasons that led him to leave home: rigid and repressive morals of the father and the relationship with an excessive tendering mother. Against his father's sermons, André celebrates life, sex and freedom. There is also an even dire motive: the incestuous relationship between André and his sister Ana. André agrees to go back home with his brother, but such decision will shake the very foundations of the family.

Still of Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Raul Cortez and Juliana Carneiro da Cunha in To the Left of the Father (2001)

Still of Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha and Simone Spoladore in To the Left of the Father (2001)

Still of Luiz Fernando Carvalho and Selton Mello in To the Left of the Father (2001)

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Cast

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	Selton Mello	...	André
	Raul Cortez	...	Yohana
	Juliana Carneiro da Cunha	...	Mother
	Simone Spoladore	...	Ana
	Leonardo Medeiros	...	Pedro
	Caio Blat	...	Lula
	Mônica Nassif	...	Sister
	Kika Kalache	...	(as Christiana Kalache)
	Renata Rizek	...	Sister
	Denise Del Vecchio	...	Prostitute
	Pablo César Câncio	...	André Menino
	Leda Samara Antunes
	Sula Moreira Miana
	Raphaela Borges David
	Samir Muci Alcici Júnior	...	(as Samir Muci Alcici Junior)
	Laura Hallack Ferreira
	Kalil Ibrahim Mansur
	Fábio Luiz Marinho de Oliveira
	Felipe Abreu Salomão
	Helena Albergaria
	Iza Do Eirado	...	(as Izo do Eirado)
	Toufic Naba
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	André - Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Written by

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Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	()

Raduan Nassar	...	(novel)

Produced by

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Maurício Andrade	...	associate producer
Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	producer
Raquel Couto	...	associate producer
Donald Ranvaud	...	associate producer
Elisa Tolomelli	...	line producer

Music by

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Marco Antônio Guimarães

Cinematography by

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Walter Carvalho

Editing by

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Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Editorial Department

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Marcelo Jamiuk Cois	...	avid operator
Gustavo Gaiarsa	...	post-production assistant

Casting By

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Raquel Couto

Art Direction by

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Yurika Yamasaki

Costume Design by

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Beth Filipecki

Makeup Department

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Marlene Moura

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makeup department head

Production Management

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Fábio Alexandre	...	location production manager
André Carreira	...	assistant production manager (as André Carrera)
Jean Robert	...	production manager (as Jean-Robert César)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gustavo Fernández

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assistant director

Art Department

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Isabel Gouvêa

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art producer

Sound Department

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Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	sound editor
Márcio Câmara	...	sound
Rodrigo de Noronha	...	re-recording mixer
Beto Ferraz	...	sound editor
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)
Francisco Slade	...	assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua

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special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Eduardo Sallas

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digital compositor

Stunts

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Rex Reddick

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stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lula Carvalho	...	first assistant camera
Ulisses Malta	...	gaffer
Alessandro Valese	...	second assistant camera: ramp scenes

Location Management

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Fábio Alexandre

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location manager

Additional Crew

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Fred Ricci

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avid operator

Production Companies

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Distributors

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

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	sexy-dance male-masturbation brothel 1940s brother-brother-incest See All (38) »
Genres	Drama
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Certification	Argentina:16 Brazil:14 France:12 United States:Not Rated

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Also Known As	Lavoura Arcaica (Brazil) To the Left of the Father (World-wide, English title) To the Left of the Father (Canada, English title) To the Left of the Father (United States) Tô the Left of The Father (India, English title) See more »
Runtime	163 min
Official Sites	Official Site (Pt)
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Stereo
Filming Locations	Minas Gerais, Brazil See more »

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Ranked #16 in a list of the top 100 Brazilian films of all time, according to The Brazilian Film Critics Association See more »

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