| The Priest and the Girl | |
| Director: | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Producer: | Luiz Carlos Barreto Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Starring: | Helena Ignez Paulo José |
| Music: | César Guerra-Peixe Carlos Lyra |
| Cinematography: | Mário Carneiro |
| Editing: | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Eduardo Escorel |
| Studio: | Difilm Filmes do Triângulo Filmes do Serro |
| Distributor: | Difilm Embrafilme |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
The Priest and the Girl (Portuguese: '''O Padre e a Moça''') is a 1966 Brazilian drama film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade,[1] based on Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem of the same name. The directorial debut of Andrade,[2] it was shot on São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, Gruta de Maquiné, and Espinhaço Mountains, all locations of Minas Gerais.
It is set in 1965 in São Gonçalo dos Rios das Pedras, a district of Serro, Minas Gerais. A newly ordained priest arrives at the town and meets Fortunato, an influential merchant, and his concubine, Mariana. The girl's father, a prospector, died when she was ten and she was raised by Fortunato. When she becomes older, Fortunato wants to marry Mariana, but she and the priest run away together.
It won the Prêmio Governador do Estado da Guanabara (lit. "State of Guanabara Governor Award") from the Comissão de Auxílio à Indústria Cinematográfica do Rio de Janeiro (lit. "Commission for Assistance to the Film Industry of Rio de Janeiro") in 1965.[3] It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.[4]