Rite of Spring (1963)

Original title

Acto da Primavera

Directed by

Manoel de Oliveira

Genre

drama film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama reenacts the Passion of Christ with a rural Portuguese community. It blends documentary footage and theatrical performance in a single location.

observationalstylizedritualisticcontemplativeearthygroundedslow-paced

What happens

Rite of Spring (Portuguese: Acto da Primavera) is a 1963 Portuguese docudrama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, his second feature, and co-written by Francisco Vaz De Guimaraes. Poet and director António Reis served as assistant director, and his influence can be felt deeply throughout. The film was included in the 2012 program The School of Reis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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