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.

São Bernardo
Film poster
Directed byLeon Hirszman
Screenplay byLeon Hirszman
Based onSão Bernardo
by Graciliano Ramos
Produced by
  • Henrique Coutinho
  • Marcos Farias
  • Luna Moskovitch
  • Márcio Noronha
StarringOthon Bastos
CinematographyLauro Escorel
Edited byEduardo Escorel
Music byCaetano Veloso
Distributed byEmbrafilme
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Release

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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

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

Awards

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

References

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  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. ^ Melo, Luiz Alberto Rocha. "São Bernardo (in Portuguese)". contracampo :: revista de cinema. Contracampo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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