The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga explained

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Director:	Roberto Santos
Producer:	Luis Carlos Barreto
Starring:	Leonardo Villar Joffre Soares Maria Ribeiro Maurício do Valle
Music:	Geraldo Vandré
Cinematography:	Hélio Silva
Editing:	Silvio Renoldi
Studio:	Luis Carlos Barreto Produções
Distributor:	Difilm Embrafilme Polifilmes
Runtime:	109 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (pt|'''A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga''') is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa.^[1]

Cast

• Leonardo Villar as Augusto Matraga
• Joffre Soares as Joaozinho Bem Bem
• Maria Ribeiro as Dionorá
• Maurício do Valle as Priest
• Flávio Migliaccio as Quim Recadeiro
• Solano Trindade
• Antonio Carnera as Major Consilvo
• Ivan De Souza as Jurumim
• Emmanuel Cavalcanti as João Lomba

Reception

The film won the Best Film Award and Leonardo Villar won the Best Actor Award at the 1st Festival de Brasília.^[2] It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga . . 2 May 2014 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro - Os Vencedores do Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20080702020036/http://www.sc.df.gov.br/paginas/festival_de_cinema/festival_de_cinema_03.htm . 2 July 2008 . Secretaria de Estado de Cultura . 2 May 2014 . Portuguese.
3. Web site: Festival de Cannes: The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga . 7 March 2009. festival-cannes.com.