Os Bandeirantes
| Os Bandeirantes | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Camus[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Edited by | Andrée Feix |
| Music by | Gene Roland Henri Crolla Antoine Bonfanti |
Release date | 28 October 1960 |
Running time | 109 minutes[2] |
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| Language | Portuguese |
Os Bandeirantes (English: The Pioneers) is a black-and-white[3] 1960 French-Brazilian adventure film directed by Marcel Camus. The film is also known in English as Gold of the Amazon.[4]
Plot[edit]
In Brazil, a French diamond miner is shot, robbed, and left for dead by a supposed friend.[5] He sets out on a mission of revenge, but along the way falls in love with a Brazilian woman.[5]
Cast[edit]
- Raymond Loyer as Jean
- Lourdes de Oliveira as Suzana
- Elga Andersen as Elga
- Léa Garcia as Hermina
- Almiro do Esperito Santo as Baija-Flora
- John Reich as Curd
Production[edit]
The film was partially shot in Brasília.[6]
Reception[edit]
The film was rather well received but not as well as Camus's precedent Brazilian film, Black Orpheus.[7][8] Camus's other Brazilian film would be Bahia, in 1976.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Os Bandeirantes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Os Bandeirantes". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Larousse, Éditions. "Os bandeirantes - LAROUSSE". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Gold of the Amazon de Marcel Camus (1960) - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b "Os Bandeirantes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Loude, Jean-Yves (2008-10-01). Planète Brasilia (in French). Tertium éditions. ISBN 978-2-36848-069-4.
- ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7.
- ^ Guides, Rough (2008-05-01). The Rough Guide to Film. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-84836-125-6.
- ^ Wood, Naomi Pueo (2014-02-21). Brazil in Twenty-First Century Popular Media: Culture, Politics, and Nationalism on the World Stage. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-8692-3.