A Queda
Encyclopedia
A Queda is a 1976 Brazilian drama film
directed by Ruy Guerra
and Nelson Xavier
. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Ruy Guerra
Ruy Guerra
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor in Brazil. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Moçambique, when it was still a colony of Portugal....
and Nelson Xavier
Nelson Xavier
Nelson Xavier is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 80 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival....
. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
28th Berlin International Film Festival
The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 22 to March 5, 1978. This was the first year the festival was held in February.-Jury:* Patricia Highsmith * Sergio Leone* Theodoros Angelopoulos* Jacques Rozier...
, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
Jury Grand Prix
The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
.
Cast
- Nelson XavierNelson XavierNelson Xavier is a Brazilian actor. He has appeared in 80 films and television shows since 1959. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival....
- Hugo CarvanaHugo CarvanaHugo Carvana is a Brazilian film actor. He has appeared in 65 films since 1955.-Selected filmography:* Os Cafajestes * Os Fuzis * Entranced Earth * O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro...
- Cosme dos Santos
- Lima DuarteLima DuarteLima Duarte is a Brazilian actor. He has played a number of characters in Brazilian soap operas, such as Zeca Diabo in "O Bem Amado" and Sinhozinho Malta in "Roque Santeiro"...
- Perfeito Fortuna
- Ruy GuerraRuy GuerraRuy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a film director, screenwriter, film editor, and actor in Brazil. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Moçambique, when it was still a colony of Portugal....
- Leina Krespi
- Carlos Eduardo Novaes
- Paulo César Pereio
- Tonico PereiraTonico PereiraAntônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira , better known as Tonico Pereira, is a Brazilian television and film actor.-TV work:* 2007 Amazônia, de Gálvez a Chico Mendes - Genivaldo...
- Isabel Ribeiro
- Roberto Frota
- Luiz Rosemberg Filho
- Maria SílviaMaria SílviaMaria Sílvia Correa Moreira Menezes Aguiar was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress.Sílvia was already a well established film and theater actress by the time she made her television acting debut in the late 1970s. Her role in a telenovela came in 1977 on O Astro on Rede Globo...