Barren Lives

Based On the book by Graciliano Ramos

Barren Lives (Vidas secas, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvidɐs ˈsekɐs], meaning "Dry Lives"; Pre-Reform spelling: Vidas sêcas) is a 1963 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Graciliano Ramos. It tells the story of a poverty-stricken family in the dry Brazilian northeast. The film stars Átila Iório, Orlando Macedo, Maria Ribeiro and Joffre Soares. It is one of the key films in the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement.

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Release date:

August 22, 1963

Director:

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Cast:

Átila Iório

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Year page:

1963 in adaptations