During the 78th edition of the Cannes Festival, the Brazil is competing once again to Palma de Ouro one of the greatest honors of cinema. However, if you take the prize home, It will not be the first time the country has won the main prize of the festival.
In 1962, the movie “The Payer of Promises” directed by Anselmo Duarte, guaranteed the palm of gold with a surprising victory. In the same year, the film competed with works such as “The Exterminator Angel”, by Luis Buñuel; Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Eclipse”; “Storm on Washington” by Otto Preminger; Joanna D’Arc’s process by Robert Bresson and Sidney Lumet’s “Long Night Journey”.
The film’s plot follows The story of Zé do Burro (Leonardo Villar), a peasant who, in despair to save his sick donkey, makes a promise to Iansã so that, in exchange for the cured animal, he will carry a cross as heavy as Christ’s Church in Salvador.
Prevented by the local priest from entering the church, mainly because the promise has been made for another religion, Zé do Donkey causes commotion in the city for his commitment and affection for the animal. Besides thrilling other people who followed African matrix religions.
Despite have been indicated on 38 occasions Brazil was winning only in 1962. Black Orpheus, which is a co -production between Brazil, France and Italy and directed by Frenchman Marcel Camus, was awarded the honor, but in the end, She was granted to France .
What do you talk about “The Secret Agent” about?
The plot is set in the 1970s, during the military dictatorship in Brazil, and accompanies Marcelo, a technology expert, who escapes a mysterious past and decides to return to Recife in search of a little peace, but realizes that the city is far from being the Refuge that seeks.
The production is starring Wagner Moura (“Elite Troop”), which returns to Brazilian cinema. Names like MARIA FERNANDA CANDID (“Terra Nostra”), Gabriel Leone (“Sun”), Isabel Zuaa (“The Node of the Devil”), Alice Carvalho (“New cangaço”) make up the cast.
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This content was originally published at Cannes Festival: Have Brazil ever won the Golden Palm? on the CNN Brazil website.
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