O Homem do Pau-Brasil (English: The Brazilwood Man) is a 1981 Brazilian film directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade. 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."
Awards 1981: Festival de Brasília Best Film (won) Best Supporting Actress (Dina Sfat) (won)
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