Rite of Spring (film)
1963 Portuguese film
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Rite of Spring (Portuguese: Acto da Primavera) is a 1963 Portuguese docudrama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, his second feature, and co-written by Francisco Vaz De Guimaraes.
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Francisco Vaz De Guimaraes
- Nicolau Nunes Da Silva
- Ermelinda Pires
- Maria Madalena
- Amélia Chaves
- Luis De Sousa
- Francisco Luís
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| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
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| Produced by | Manoel de Oliveira |
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| Cinematography | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Edited by | Manoel de Oliveira |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
Poet and director António Reis served as assistant director, and his influence can be felt deeply throughout. The film was included in the 2012 program The School of Reis.[1]
Synopsis
The inhabitants of Curalha, a small village in western Portugal, perform the Passion of Jesus every year according to text from about the 16th century, a tradition upon which Oliveira stumbled during the production of a film in 1963. The film is also remembered for "a furious apocalyptic montage that links Christ's death to the violence and lunacy of the Vietnam era".[2]
