The Priest and the Girl (1965)

Original title

O Padre e a Moça

Directed by

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A priest arrives in a small mining town in Minas Gerais and develops a connection with a young woman. Their relationship draws scrutiny and conflict from the local community.

somberslow-burncontemplativemelancholicvisually starkrestrainedintimatebrooding

What happens

The Priest and the Girl (Portuguese: O Padre e a Moça) is a 1966 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name. The directorial debut of Andrade, it was shot on São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, Gruta de Maquiné, and Espinhaço Mountains, all locations of Minas Gerais. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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