Film
The First Mass
1961 · 1h 30m · Drama
A Brazilian film to the heart of the world
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- 4.9
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Overview
Meant principally for a sympathetic audience, whether Catholic or not, this routine story about a priest's receiving the call to the cloth may be a bit slow and theatrical for some viewers. Directed by Lima Barreto, the tale is told in a series of flashbacks as the priest remembers how he was transformed as a child into a person willing to give his life in service of the church and his God. Barreto also scripted the story, which in the end, may be too filled with religious platitudes and preachy overtones to effectively convey its message.
Cast
Roberto Alrean
Dionísio Azevedo
Artur Barman
Felipe Barreto
Martin Binder
Francisco Brasileiro
Ricardo Campos
Múcio Ferreira
Galileu Garcia
Vittorio Gobbis
Jaime Gonçalves
Luciano Gregory
Henricão
Nieta Junqueira
Ferreira Leite
Cavalheiro Lima
Crew
- Lima BarretoDirector
- Nair LacerdaStory
Details
- Release date
- May 1, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
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