O Homem do Pau-Brasil explained

O Homem do Pau-Brasil
Director:	Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Screenplay:	Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Starring:	Flávio Galvão Regina Duarte Ítala Nandi Dina Sfat
Cinematography:	Kiminhiko Kato
Editing:	Marco Antonio Cury
Studio:	Filmes do Serro
Distributor:	Embrafilme
Runtime:	112 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese

O Homem do Pau-Brasil (English: The Brazilwood Man) is a 1981 Brazilian film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade.^[1] The film is a fictional recreation of episodes of Oswald de Andrade's life and work.

Cast

• Ítala Nandi...Oswald de Andrade 1
• Flávio Galvão...Oswald de Andrade 2
• Regina Duarte...Lalá
• Cristina Aché...Dorotéa
• Paulo Hesse...Mário de Andrade
• Carlos Gregório...Menotti Del Pichia
• Juliana Carneiro da Cunha...foreign dancer (allusion to Isadora Duncan)
• Dina Sfat...Branca Clara (allusion to Tarsila do Amaral)
• Dora Pellegrino...Rosa Lituana (allusion to Pagu)
• Grande Otelo... Tourvalu de Blesi, African prince
• Etty Fraser...Dona Azeitona

Reception

The critic of Folha de São Paulo wrote: "The reconstitution of the time is stylized, unnatural, and the tone of the staging is ridiculous." and continues "the whole cast is brilliant, and the highlight is Dina Sfat (...) Seen today, when we get used to a low and fearful cinema, O Homem do Pau-Brasil seems like an absurd object."^[2]

Awards

1981: Festival de Brasília^[3]

1. Best Film (won)
2. Best Supporting Actress (Dina Sfat) (won)

Notes and References

1. Web site: O Homem do Pau-Brasil. International House Philadelphia . August 31, 2019.
2. Web site: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade reinventa Oswald. . October 19, 2008. pt. August 31, 2019.
3. Web site: O Homem do Pau-Brasil. TV Brasil. October 6, 2015. August 31, 2019.