A Summer Rain (Portuguese: Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor.[2]

Cast

  • Joffre Soares as Afonso
  • Miriam Pires as Isaura
  • Rodolfo Arena as Lourenço
  • Carlos Gregório as Paulinho
  • Gracinda Freire as Judith
  • Cristina Aché as Lurdinha
  • Luis Antonio as Lacraia
  • Daniel Filho as Geraldinho
  • Marieta Severo as Dodora
  • Lourdes Mayer as Dona Helô
  • Paulo César Pereio as Juraci
  • Sady Cabral as Abelardo
  • Roberto Bonfim as chief officer

Reception

It was awarded the Best Film at the 4th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva,[3] and it has won four awards at the 11th Festival de Brasília: Best Editing, Best Scenography, Best Supporting Actress for Pires and Best Supporting Actor for Pereio.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chuvas de Verão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "A Summer Rain (1978)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1975–1980" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.


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