Brazilian Amazonian writer Dalcídio Jurandir was born in 1909 and died in 1979. He wrote 11 books, ten of them on the Island of Marajó and its inhabitants. His main character is named Alfredo. Dalcídio tells his story from his childhood in Cachoeira do Arari to the mishaps of adult life in Belém, culminating in his return to the island. In 1939, at the age of 30, fresh out of prison for protesting against the Brazilian dictatorship, Dalcídio accepted a job that no one wanted: to travel the world`s largest sea-river island, inspecting public schools. During this trip, he writes letters to his wife, Guiomarina, and to his nine-month-old son, Alfredo. In 2017, the filmmaker Letícia Simões travels to Marajó searching the characters of Dalcídio.
about the director LETÍCIA SIMÕES
Graduated in Media at PUC-Rio and studied Cinema at the London Academy of Film, Media and TV and Fine Arts at London Art Academy. She has a Master`s in Film-Essay from the Film and Television School of San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba, and a Master`s in Contemporary Studies of the Arts from the Fluminense Federal University, Brazil. She wrote two poetry books, People from whom I Stole Phrases and From Here, in 1976, I Waved to You. She wrote and directed the feature documentaries Wide Sargasso Sea and Everything Will Be Colored as You Wish and The House Is an Island Made of Wind and Rain.Filmografia
[2018] O Chalé É uma Ilha Batida de Vento e Chuva
[2016] Manual
[2014] Tudo Vai Ficar da Cor que Você Quiser
[2013] A Geografia É Algum Lugar entre o Coração e Aquilo que já Foi
[2011] Bruta Aventura em Versos
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original title
O CHALÉ É UMA ILHA BATIDA DE VENTO E CHUVA
country
Brazil
ratings
Free
screenplay
Letícia Simões
cinematography
Letícia Simões
editing
Eduardo Chatagnier
sound
Laura Zimmerman
sound designer
O Grivo
soundtrack
O Grivo
producer
Letícia Simões, Luna Gomides
executive producer
Mariana Ferraz, Guilherme Coelho
production manager
Laura Aragão
production company
Matizar Filmes
cast
Dalcídio Jurandir, Guiomarina, Alfredo, Seu Raimundo, Junior, Seu Lourenço
contact
leticia.c.simoes@gmail.com
Brazilian Amazonian writer Dalcídio Jurandir was born in 1909 and died in 1979. He wrote 11 books, ten of them on the Island of Marajó and its inhabitants. His main character is named Alfredo. Dalcídio tells his story from his childhood in Cachoeira do Arari to the mishaps of adult life in Belém, culminating in his return to the island. In 1939, at the age of 30, fresh out of prison for protesting against the Brazilian dictatorship, Dalcídio accepted a job that no one wanted: to travel the world`s largest sea-river island, inspecting public schools. During this trip, he writes letters to his wife, Guiomarina, and to his nine-month-old son, Alfredo. In 2017, the filmmaker Letícia Simões travels to Marajó searching the characters of Dalcídio.
about the director LETÍCIA SIMÕES
Graduated in Media at PUC-Rio and studied Cinema at the London Academy of Film, Media and TV and Fine Arts at London Art Academy. She has a Master`s in Film-Essay from the Film and Television School of San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba, and a Master`s in Contemporary Studies of the Arts from the Fluminense Federal University, Brazil. She wrote two poetry books, People from whom I Stole Phrases and From Here, in 1976, I Waved to You. She wrote and directed the feature documentaries Wide Sargasso Sea and Everything Will Be Colored as You Wish and The House Is an Island Made of Wind and Rain.Filmografia
[2018] O Chalé É uma Ilha Batida de Vento e Chuva
[2016] Manual
[2014] Tudo Vai Ficar da Cor que Você Quiser
[2013] A Geografia É Algum Lugar entre o Coração e Aquilo que já Foi
[2011] Bruta Aventura em Versos