Barren Lives (1963)
- Original title
- Vidas Secas
- Directed by
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- L
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 100 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A poor family wanders across the dry Brazilian northeast searching for work and water. They struggle to survive drought, hunger, and the harsh treatment of landowners.
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What happens
Barren Lives (Vidas secas, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvidɐs ˈsekɐs], meaning "Dry Lives"; Pre-Reform spelling: Vidas sêcas) is a 1963 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Graciliano Ramos. It tells the story of a poverty-stricken family in the dry Brazilian northeast. The film stars Átila Iório, Orlando Macedo, Maria Ribeiro and Joffre Soares. It is one of the key films in the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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