The Priest and the Girl

For the Austrian film, see The Priest and the Girl (1958 film).

The Priest and the Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoaquim Pedro de Andrade
Written byJoaquim Pedro de Andrade
Based onO Padre e a Moça
by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Produced byLuiz Carlos Barreto
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
StarringHelena Ignez
Paulo José
CinematographyMário Carneiro
Edited byJoaquim Pedro de Andrade
Eduardo Escorel
Music byCésar Guerra-Peixe
Carlos Lyra
Production
companies
Difilm
Filmes do Triângulo
Filmes do Serro
Distributed byDifilm
Embrafilme
Release date
  • 28 March 1966 (1966-03-28)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The Priest and the Girl (Portuguese: O Padre e a Moça) is a 1966 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade,[2] based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name.[1] The directorial debut of Andrade,[3] it was shot on São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, Gruta de Maquiné, and Espinhaço Mountains, all locations of Minas Gerais.[1]

Plot

It is set in 1965 in São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, a district of Serro, Minas Gerais. A newly ordained priest arrives at the town and meets Fortunato, an influential merchant, and his concubine, Mariana. The girl's father, a prospector, died when she was ten and she was raised by Fortunato. When she becomes older, Fortunato wants to marry Mariana, but she and the priest run away together.

Cast

  • Helena Ignez as Mariana
  • Paulo José as Priest
  • Mário Lago as Fortunato
  • Fauzi Arap as Vitorino
  • Rosa Sandrini as Devotee

Reception

It won the Prêmio Governador do Estado da Guanabara (lit. "State of Guanabara Governor Award") from the Comissão de Auxílio à Indústria Cinematográfica do Rio de Janeiro (lit. "Commission for Assistance to the Film Industry of Rio de Janeiro") in 1965.[1] It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "O Padre e a Moça" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ Ramos, Fernão; Miranda, Luiz Felipe (2000). Enciclopédia do cinema brasileiro. Senac. p. 216. ISBN 9788573590937.
  3. ^ Araújo, Inácio (20 April 2008). "Contrastes de Joaquim Pedro fazem filme plácido e tenso". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for The Priest and the Girl". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 February 2010.