Desmundo

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Desmundo
Desmundo film.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alain Fresnot
Written by
Based onDesmundo
by Ana Miranda
Produced by
  • Alain Fresnot
  • Van Fresnot
Starring
CinematographyPedro Farkas
Edited by
  • Junior Carone
  • Alain Fresnot
  • Mayalu Oliveira
Music by John Neschling
Production
company
A.F. Cinema e Vídeo
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05)(Festival do Rio)
  • May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30)(Brazil)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryBrazil
Language Galician Portuguese
BudgetR$4.5 million [1]
Box officeR$692,921 [2]

Desmundo is a 2002 Brazilian drama film by Alain Fresnot, based on the novel of the same name by Ana Miranda. The film is set in 1570, a period when orphan Portuguese girls were sent to marry the settlers' sons. This was done to prevent the Portuguese from having sons with the indigenous peoples and black people in order to keep the Christian marriage and a "pure" heritage. The film follows Oribela (Simone Spoladore) as she is sent from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque (Osmar Prado). [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

In order to be more faithful to the period Desmundo is set, Fresnot—beyond of using clothing, furniture and costumes—decided that the characters would speak in archaic Portuguese. He said it was a "very hard decision", but felt it would seem shallow to use colloquial language in a historical film. Thus, the film has subtitles in contemporary Portuguese. [4] Its filming took place in Ubatuba, São Paulo. [5]

Reception

At the 35th Festival de Brasília, Desmundo won Best Score and Best Supporting Actress (Berta Zemel). [6] It won Best Art Direction (Adrian Cooper and Chico Andrade), Best Costume Design (Marjorie Guelle) and Best Make Up (Vavá Torres) at the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro. [7]

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  3. ↑ Hessel, Marcelo (May 29, 2003). "Desmundo | Crítica". Omelete (in Portuguese). Universo Online . Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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