Song of the Sea (1952 film)

Song of the Sea
Directed by	Alberto Cavalcanti
Written by	Hermilo Borba Filho Alberto Cavalcanti José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Produced by	Alberto Cavalcanti
Starring	Luiz Andrade
Cinematography	Cyril Arapoff Paolo Reale
Edited by	José Cañizares
Release date	1952 (1952)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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.^[1] Its poetic realist style incorporates elements of documentary and melodrama.^[2] The film depicts the migration of families away from drought in the north east of Brazil and their struggle for survival.^[3]

Cast

• Luiz Andrade
• Glauce Bandeira
• Fernando Becker
• Débora Borba
• Margarida Cardoso
• Ernani Dantas
• Alfredo de Oliveira
• Aurora Duarte
• Cacilda Lanuza
• Antônio Martinelli
• Miriam Nunes
• Ruy Saraiva
• Alberto Vilar
• Maria do Carmo Xavier

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: Song of the Sea". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
2. Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781136512063 – via Google Books.
3. Bayman, Louis; Pinazza, Natália (2 March 2013). Directory of World Cinema: Brazil. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783200092 – via Google Books.

External links

• Song of the Sea at IMDb