''Caiçara'' is a 1950 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

co-directed by

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

, Tom Payne, and John Waterhouse. It was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, Marina (Eliane Lage) finds herself the object of desire for her husband's business partner, Manuel (Carlos Vergueiro). While the two men fight to the death over her, Marina finds love with a passing sailor, Alberto (Mário Sérgio).

Cast

Eliane Lage Eliane Margaret Elizabeth Lange (born 16 July 1928) is a French-born Brazilian actress and writer, best known for playing the lead role in 1953 film '' The Landowner's Daughter''. Life and career Lange was born on 16 July 1928, in Paris, Franc ...

as Marina *

Abilio Pereira de Almeida Abilio may refer to: * Abilio James Acosta (born 1971), American journalist * Abílio Brandão (fl. 1948), Portuguese sports shooter * Abílio Cabral (born 1960), Angolan boxer * Abílio Cossa (1922–2003), Mozambican journalist and writer * A ...

as José Amaro *

Carlos Vergueiro Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

as Manuel *

Mário Sérgio Mario Sergio may refer to: *Mário Sérgio (actor, born 1929), Brazilian actor *Mario Sergio (politician) (born 1940), Canadian politician *Mário Sérgio (footballer, born 1950) (1950–2016), Brazilian football manager and former midfielder *Már ...

as Alberto * Maria Joaquina da Rocha as Felicidade *

as Genovês * Vera Sampaio *

Célia Biar Célia Regina Cruz, better known as Célia (September 8, 1947 September 29, 2017), was a Brazilian singer. Career Célia began her musical career on the TV show ''Um Instante, Maestro!'' in 1970, debuting her self-titled album, which was p ...

* Renato Consorte * Luiz Calderaro * José Mauro de Vasconcelos * Zilda Barbosa as Diretora do orfanato

Production

It was shot between March and September 1950 in

Ilhabela, São Paulo Ilhabela ( Portuguese for ''Beautiful Island'') is an archipelago and city situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil. The city is from the city of São Paulo and from the city of Rio de Janeiro. The largest isla ...

References

External links

* 1950 films 1950 drama films Brazilian black-and-white films Brazilian drama films Films directed by Adolfo Celi Films directed by Tom Payne Films shot in São Paulo (state) 1950s Portuguese-language films 1950s Brazilian films Portuguese-language drama films {{1950s-drama-film-stub