Underplayed Gems

Life and Death Severina (1981)

Life and Death Severina poster
Original title
Morte e Vida Severina
Directed by
Walter Avancini
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h
Rating
8.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

It follows a poor man from Brazil's Northeast region as he migrates to escape drought and hardship. The story is told through song and his encounters along the way.

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What happens

Morte e Vida Severina é um especial em formato de teleteatro musical brasileiro produzido pela TV Globo e exibido em 22 de dezembro de 1981. Suas encenações são inspiradas nos versos do poema regionalista homônimo de João Cabral de Melo Neto, que retrata a saga de retirantes da região Nordeste do Brasil em busca da sobrevivência. O roteiro e a direção é de Walter Avancini e os temas musicais são composições de Chico Buarque. Conta com as atuações de José Dumont, Elba Ramalho, Tânia Alves, Sebastião Vasconcelos, Cacilda Lanuza, Marta Overbeck, Glaucia Oliveira, José Santa Cruz e Agnaldo Batista nos papéis principais. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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