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A hora e a vez de Augusto Matraga (The Hour and the Turn of Augusto Matraga)

Venice Classics
Director:
Roberto Santos
Production:
Difilm
Running Time:
114'
Language:
Portuguese
Country:
Brazil
Year:
1965
Main Cast:
Leonardo Villa, Joffre Soares, Maria Ribeiro, Maurício do Valle, Flávio Migliaccio
Screenplay:
Roberto Santos
Cinematographer:
Helio Silva
Editor:
Sylvio Renoldi
Costume Designer:
Assis A. Horta
Music:
Geraldo Vandré
Sound:
Walter Goulart, Geraldo José, Sérgio Montagna
Restoration:
Laboratory:Cinemateca Brasileira

Synopsis

Augusto Matraga is a violent farmer. Betrayed by his wife, he is ambushed by his enemies and left for dead. But he is saved and turns to religiosity. Augusto meets Joãozinho Bem Bem, a gangster who makes him experience an internal conflict, instigating the violent instincts of his personality. Matraga then begins to oscillate between his aggressive temperament and the mysticism that he can no longer abandon.

Critic's Note

A hora e a vez de Augusto Matraga perfectly captures the correlation between violence and mysticism. And in doing so, it reveals a fundamental facet of Brazilian society.

Otávio Iani, sociologist

Production/Distribution

PRODUCTION: Produções Cinematográficas LC Barreto - Barreto Paula
Rua Visconde de Caravelas, 28
22271-022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tel. 55 21 98121-6779
paula@lcbarreto.com.br

DISTRIBUTION: Produções Cinematográficas LC Barreto - Barreto Paula
Rua Visconde de Caravelas, 28
22271-022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tel. 55 21 98121-6779
paula@lcbarreto.com.br

PRESS OFFICE: Barreto Paula
Produções Cinematográficas LC Barreto Rua Visconde de Caravelas, 28
22271-022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tel. 55 21 2240-8161
paula@lcbarreto.com.br

 


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