Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica
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Orlando Senna
Hermanno Penna
Orlando Senna
by José de Alencar
| Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica | |
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| Directed by | Jorge Bodanzky Orlando Senna |
| Written by | Jorge Bodanzky Hermanno Penna Orlando Senna |
| Based on | Iracema by José de Alencar |
| Produced by | Orlando Senna |
| Starring | Paulo César Pereio |
| Cinematography | Jorge Bodanzky |
| Edited by | Jorge Bodanzky Eva Grundman |
| Music by | Jorge Bodanzky Achim Tappen |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | Brazil West Germany |
| Language | Brazilian Portuguese |
Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica ([iʁaˈsemɐ ˈumɐ ˈtɾɐ̃zamaˈzonikɐ], "Iracema: An Amazonian Transaction") is a 1974 Brazilian Cinema Novo film directed by Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna and very loosely inspired by Iracema: The Legend of Ceará, an 1865 novel by José de Alencar. The film takes place in the state of Pará.[1][2][3][4] The title can refer to a deal or transaction, to the Trans-Amazonian Highway, but also to sexual intercourse.
The film combines scripted scenes with Paulo César Pereio (the only professional actor) and documentary footage of forests being cut down, and peasants, workers and prostitutes speaking to the camera. It was filmed in 16 mm to allow filming in remote locations and to convey a chaotic, out-of-control sense of the Amazon.[5]
Plot
A White Brazilian truck driver, Tião, and a 15-year-old cabocla (mixed-race) prostitute, Iracema, drive through an Amazon that is facing rapid changes.[6]