The Third Bank of the River (1994)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 20, 1994Release Date
The Third Bank of the River (1994)
1h 39m
Running Time
February 20, 1994Release Date
Plot.
After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of his early masterpieces, offering a combinatory adaptation of five stories by the renowned Brazilian novelist João Guimarães Rosa. Openly embracing a mode of magical realism, dos Santos' celebrated film tells the story of a farming family defined by the absence of its father who abruptly abandoned his wife and children, sailing away down the river, including his son who continues to communicate with his father, speaking daily to him from the river bank. While offering an evocative vision of rural Brazil as a timeless land of mystery and solemnity, The Third Bank of the River is also bitingly satiric in the remarkable depiction of religious belief when the family moves to the city and its youngest member, a mesmerizing little girl, is revealed to be a kind of saint, capable of miraculous acts. -Harvard Film Archive
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Cast & Crew.

Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva

Sonjia Saurin

Barbara Brant

Gilberto Azevedo
Cinematographer

Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Director / Screenplay

Chico Bororo
Sound

Luelane Corrêa
Editor

Carlos Alberto Camuyrano
Editor

Siron Franco
Costume Design

Ivelise Iass
Costume Design

Guimarães Rosa
Novel

Ney Santanna
Producer

Fernando Duarte
Director of Photography

Milton Nascimento
Original Music Composer

Mario Lute

Mariane Vicentini
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1994
Original NameA Terceira Margem do Rio
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Third Bank of the River (Portuguese: A Terceira Margem do Rio) is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by João Guimarães Rosa compiled into the book Primeiras Estórias. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
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