Barravento
- Alternative title
- Tempest, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film. loosely based on The Tempest directed by Glauber Rocha. Concerns the efforts of Firmino, part revolutionary, part devil, to free the fishermen in his native Bahian village from capitalist exploitation and the religious superstition that prevents social change.
- Language
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Country
- Brazil
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1961
- Duration
- 76 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy known (10/2008).
Credits
- Director
- Glauber Rocha
- Producer
- Brag Neto; Rex Schindler
- Cinematographer
- Tony Rabatoni; Waldemar Lima
- Screenplay
- Glauber Rocha; Luis Paulino dos Santos
- Music
- Silva Washington Bruno da
- Production Design
- Luis Paulino dos Santos
- Cast
Aldo Teixeira Aruan Antonio L. Sampato Firmino Luiza Maranhao Cota
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Source: World Shakespeare Bibliography (ccv141)
- General
- Barravento translates as ‘the turning wind’.
Production Company
- Name
Iglu Films
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Barravento". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71388 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)