Song of the Sea (1952 film)

Song of the Sea
Directed byAlberto Cavalcanti
Written byHermilo Borba Filho
Alberto Cavalcanti
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Produced byAlberto Cavalcanti
StarringLuiz Andrade
CinematographyCyril Arapoff
Paolo Reale
Edited byJosé Cañizares
Release date
  • 1952 (1952)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

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]

  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.