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Barren Lives

Original title: Vidas Secas
  • 1963
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Barren Lives (1963)
Drama

A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place ... Read allA poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes.A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes.

  • Director
    • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
  • Writers
    • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
    • Graciliano Ramos
  • Stars
    • Átila Iório
    • Maria Ribeiro
    • Orlando Macedo
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    7.5/10
    2.8K
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    • Director
      • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
    • Writers
      • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
      • Graciliano Ramos
    • Stars
      • Átila Iório
      • Maria Ribeiro
      • Orlando Macedo
    • 15User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Átila Iório
    Átila Iório
    • Fabiano
    Maria Ribeiro
    • Sinhá Vitória (Mother)
    Orlando Macedo
    • Soldado Amarelo (Soldier)
    Jofre Soares
    Jofre Soares
    • Fazendeiro (Farmer)
    • (as Joffre Soares)
    Gilvan Lima
    • Boy
    • (as Gilvan)
    Genivaldo Lima
    • Boy
    • (as Genivaldo)
    Orlando Chagas
    Ignacio Costa
    Nabor Costa
    Oscar de Souza
    José Leite
    Vanuterio Maia
    Manuel Ordonio
    Maria Rosa
    Antonio Soarez
    • Director
      • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
    • Writers
      • Nelson Pereira dos Santos
      • Graciliano Ramos
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    • Trivia
      Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.
    • Connections
      Featured in Panorama do Cinema Brasileiro (1968)

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    8/10
    Harsh and beautiful
    As the great director Nelson Pereira dos Santos was, he delivered a consistent movie on the harsh life conditions of scarcity and hunger in Northeastern Brazilian hinterland, adapting to cinema a major classic of the country's literature by Graciliano Ramos. Cinematography is spectacular and certainly this paramount Cinema Novo film inspired a later classic of Brazilian cinema: Cinema, aspirins and vultures. The footage shot with animals in Barren Lives is particularly impressive. Baleia is a charismatic character, being decisive on how much moving the film may be.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1965 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Vidas Secas - Nach Eden ist es weit
    • Production companies
      • Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas
      • Regina Filmes
      • Sino Filmes
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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