S._Bernardo_(film)

<i>S. Bernardo</i> (film)

S. Bernardo (film)

1972 film directed by Leon Hirszman

São Bernardo is a 1972 Brazilian film written and directed by Leon Hirszman, based on the novel São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos. It stars Othon Bastos as Paulo Honório, a farmer and landowner in Brazil tortured by his personal desires and ambitions.

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Release

The film was released by Embrafilme in 1972 in Brazil. It was screened in 2012 by the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City.[1]

Reception

The film was called "a true masterpiece" by Brazilian film magazine Contracampo.[2]

Awards

The film won Best Actor for Bastos at the Gramado Film Festival.

References

  1. [1]
    "MoMA - São Bernardo". moma.org. Museum of Modern Art. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. [2]
    Melo, Luiz Alberto Rocha. "São Bernardo (in Portuguese)". contracampo :: revista de cinema. Contracampo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.


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