O Sertão das Memórias
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Director Jose Araujo Writer Jose Araujo Running time 1h 42m Screenplay Jose Araujo Language Portuguese | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Music director Nana Vasconcelos Country Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1997 Cast Tonheira Louredo, Francisco Neto, Jose Francisco Similar movies Barren Lives (1963), O Quatrilho (1995), Four Days in September (1997), Central Station (1998), Children of the Amazon (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
O Sertão das Memórias (released as Landscapes of Memory in English-speaking market is a 1997 Brazilian documentary film directed by José Araújo. It tells the stories of Antero Marques Araújo and Maria Emilce Pinto. It participated in the Singapore International Film Festival and the 4th International Kerala Film Festival.
Plot summary
O Sertão das Memórias is a black-and-white film that tells the story of two Sertanejos, the inhabitants of Sertão. Maria is the female reincarnation of Jesus, representing the strength of the Sartanejo women. She invites the Beatas (holy women) on a mission of prayer for which they journey through the countryside, witnessing social unrest among the population. Maria meets the hero of the peasants, the strong worker Antero whose history intermingles with hers. Through mythical dreams, visions, and stories heard along their journey, we witness the unfolding of Biblical prophecy in which Old Testament texts mingle with the folktales of the Sertão. The film aims to show how people try to find strength in myths, art, and religion when faced with the harsh realities of life.