The Third Bank of the River

Name: The Third Bank of the River
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 20 Feb 1994
Rating: 5.40
Cast: Ilya São Paulo, Maria Ribeiro, Vanja Orico, Jofre Soares, Renato Matos

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of his early masterpieces, offering a combinatory adaptation of five stories by the renowned Brazilian novelist João Guimarães Rosa. Openly embracing a mode of magical realism, dos Santos' celebrated film tells the story of a farming family defined by the absence of its father who abruptly abandoned his wife and children, sailing away down the river, including his son who continues to communicate with his father, speaking daily to him from the river bank. While offering an evocative vision of rural Brazil as a timeless land of mystery and solemnity, The Third Bank of the River is also bitingly satiric in the remarkable depiction of religious belief when the family moves to the city and its youngest member, a mesmerizing little girl, is revealed to be a kind of saint, capable of miraculous acts. -Harvard Film Archive

Year: 1994

Genre: Fantasy, Drama

Studio: Regina Filmes

Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Cast: Ilya São Paulo, Maria Ribeiro, Vanja Orico, Jofre Soares, Renato Matos, Affonso Brazza

Crew: Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Director), Ivelise Iass (Costume Design), Chico Bororo (Sound), Siron Franco (Costume Design), Luelane Corrêa (Editor), Carlos Alberto Camuyrano (Editor)

Runtime: 99 minutes

Release: Feb 20, 1994

IMDb: 5.40/10 by 5 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Brazil, France

Language: Português