A Intrusa

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A Intrusa
A Intrusa 1979.jpg
Directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
Screenplay byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Ubirajara Raffo Constant
Orígenes Lessa
Based on"La intrusa"
by Jorge Luis Borges
Produced byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Cinematography Antônio Gonçalves
Edited by Jayme Justo
Music by Astor Piazzolla
Production
company
Distributed by Embrafilme
Release date
  • December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

A Intrusa is a 1979 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on the short story "La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges. The film is about the parallel lives of two gaucho brothers with Danish ancestry. It was shot in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul. [1]

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Reception

At the 1980 Gramado Film Festival the film won four Golden Kikito awards, including Best Director, Best Actor (José de Abreu), Best Cinematography (Antônio Gonçalves) and Best Music (Astor Piazzolla), and was also nominated for Best Film. [2]

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References

  1. "A Intrusa" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira . Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. "Festival de Gramado – Premiados" (in Portuguese). Gramado Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2014.