Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro

Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDjalma Limongi Batista
Written byDjalma Limongi Batista
Produced byVera Roquette Pinto
StarringEdson Celulari
CinematographyGualter Limongi
Edited byJosé Motta
Music byMario Velerio Zaccaro
Production
companies
Embrafilme
Roberto Santos Produções
Cinema do Século XXI
Distributed byEmbrafilme
Release dates
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Djalma Limongi Batista. Its plot follows the trajectory of Antônio "Asa Branca" dos Reis, a footballer who starts in Mariana do Sul, a fictional city of the interior of São Paulo, until he reaches a FIFA World Cup.

Cast

Production

The filming took place in three months; the first scenes were shot in São Paulo, with the staff moving to Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, and then Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Reception

At the 14th Brasília Film Festival Batista won the Best Director Award, Celulari won the Best Actor Award, and Chagas won the Best Supporting Actor Award. Batista and Celulari would win the same awards at the 10th Gramado Film Festival. It also won the Air France Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.[1] It was also entered into the 1982 Three Continents Festival.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Nadale, Marcelo (2005). Djalma Limongi Batista: livre pensador (in Portuguese). Fundação Padre Anchieta. ISBN 9788570603401.
  3. ^ "3ème Festival des 3 Continents – 1982 – Compétition" (in French). Three Continents Festival. Retrieved June 23, 2014.


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