Vidas Secas is a 1963

1963 in film

The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....

 Brazilian

Cinema of Brazil

Brazilian cinema was introduced early in the 20th century but took some time to consolidate itself as a popular form of entertainment. The film industry of Brazil has gone through periods of ups and downs, a reflection of its dependency on State funding and incentives.- Early days :A couple of...

 drama film

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 Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and based on the 1938 novel of the same name

Vidas Secas

Vidas Secas is a novel by twentieth-century Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, written in 1938...

 by Graciliano Ramos

Graciliano Ramos

Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was a Brazilian Post-Modernist writer, politician and journalist. In most of his novels he depicts the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian sertão.-Life:Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was born in the city of Quebrangulo, in the Brazilian State...

. The title means "barren lives", but the film is normally released under its original Portuguese title. It tells the story of a poverty-stricken family in the dry Brazilian northeast.

The film stars Átila Iório

Átila Iório

Átila Iório was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 48 films and television shows between 1946 and 1997. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Barren Lives * Os Fuzis * Sagarana:...

, Orlando Macedo, Maria Ribeiro

Maria Ribeiro

Maria do Amaral Ribeiro is a Brazilian actress.- Biography :He worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina, and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. He also made the film the young Anamaria Tolerância, directed by Carlos Gerbase gaucho.He had a son with ex-husband Paulo...

 and Jofre Soares. It is one of the key films in the Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo

Cinema Novo was practised by Brazilian filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. In Portugal, Novo Cinema flourished after the 1960s, where it lasted, inspired by Italian Neo-Realism and the French movement of the New wave, the direct cinema techniques, and by the ideals the Carnation Revolution up to...

 movement. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival

1964 Cannes Film Festival

The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. The Palme d’Or is renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', the name that will be used until 1975.-Jury:*Fritz Lang *Charles Boyer...

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Cast

• Átila Iório
  Átila Iório
  Átila Iório was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in 48 films and television shows between 1946 and 1997. He starred in the 1964 film Os Fuzis, which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Barren Lives * Os Fuzis * Sagarana:...
  
   - Fabiano
• Maria Ribeiro
  Maria Ribeiro
  Maria do Amaral Ribeiro is a Brazilian actress.- Biography :He worked in soap operas such as A Escrava Isaura, playing the beautiful Malvina, and also Luz do Sol, playing Zoé. He also made the film the young Anamaria Tolerância, directed by Carlos Gerbase gaucho.He had a son with ex-husband Paulo...
  
   - Sinhá Vitória (Mother)
• Orlando Macedo - Soldado Amarelo (Soldier)
• Joffre Soares
  Joffre Soares
  Joffre Soares was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996.-Selected filmography:* Barren Lives * The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga * Entranced Earth...
  
   - Fazendeiro (Farmer)
• Gilvan Lima - Boy (as Gilvan)
• Genivaldo Lima - Boy (as Genivaldo)