Lavoura Arcaica (2001)
- Directed by
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man comes back to his childhood home and begins a romantic relationship with his sister. The story explores his fraught reunion with his father and the family's strict traditions.
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What happens
To the Left of the Father (Portuguese: Lavoura Arcaica) is a 2001 Brazilian drama film produced, written, directed and edited by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar. The film follows a man (Selton Mello) who returns to his father's home after many years and falls in love with his sister (Simone Spoladore). In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association (Abraccine) placed To the Left of the Father among their list of 100 Greatest Brazilian Films of All Time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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