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Rather than pull you into the story, the movie's tricked-out manner -- the mournful music, the actors' overwrought emotionalism, the excruciatingly claustrophobic camerawork -- shoves you away.
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
To the Left of the Father
2001 · 2h 51m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Overview
In 1940s São Paulo, Pedro’s tasked to retrieve his estranged brother André. André’s departure stems from a domineering father, an overly affectionate mother, and Pedro’s jealousy over the father’s favoritism. Further complicating matters is André’s unconventional relationship with their sister, Ana.
Director and cast
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho Director
- Selton Mello as André
- Raul Cortez as Father
- Juliana Carneiro da Cunha as Mother
- Simone Spoladore as Ana
- Leonardo Medeiros as Pedro, the elder brother
- Caio Blat as Lula, the younger brother
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho as André - Narrator (voice)
- Pablo César Câncio as André as a boy
- Denise Del Vecchio as Prostitute
- Mônica Nassif as Sister
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