Song of the Sea (1953)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 3, 1953Release Date
Plot.
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.
Where to Watch.

Currently Song of the Sea is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Belas Artes à La Carte
Streaming in:🇧🇷 Brasil
Cast & Crew.

Aurora Duarte

Cacilda Lanuza

Margarida Cardoso

Alfredo de Oliveira
(as Alfredo Oliveira)

Ruy Saraiva
(as Rui Saraiva)

Alberto Vilar

Miriam Nunes
(as Miria Nunes)

Glauce Bandeira

Débora Borba

Maria do Carmo Xavier

Fernando Becker

Antônio Martinelli
(as Antonio Martineli)

José Cañizares
Editor

Cyril Arapoff
Director of Photography

Hilario Marcelino
Sound

Sergio Alvarez
Sound

Alberto Cavalcanti
Director / Producer / Writer

Delson Lima
Still Photographer

José de Souza Alencar
Assistant Director

Antonio Tenuta
Electrician

Paolo Reale
Camera Operator

Bartolomeu Andrade
Assistant Director

Ricardo Sievers
Art Direction

Olavo Costa
Sound Assistant

George Pessis
Assistant Camera

Adalberto Vieira
Assistant Director

José Gonçalves
Continuity

Jorge Pisani
Makeup Artist

José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Writer

Hermilo Borba Filho
Writer

Guerra Peixe
Original Music Composer

Luiz Andrade
Continuity

Ernani Dantas
Media.


Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 1953
Original NameO Canto do Mar
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
poverty
Wiki.
Song of the Sea (Portuguese: O Canto do Mar) is a 1952 Brazilian drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Luiz Andrade. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Its poetic realist style incorporates elements of documentary and melodrama. The film depicts the migration of families away from drought in the north east of Brazil and their struggle for survival.
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