The Guns (film)
| The Guns | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ruy Guerra |
| Produced by |
Jarbas Barbosa Gilberto Perrone |
| Written by |
Ruy Guerra Pierre Pelegri Miguel Torres |
| Starring |
Átila Iório Nelson Xavier Maria Gladys |
| Music by | Moacir Santos |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
Production company |
Copacabana Filmes |
| Distributed by |
Herbert Richers Embrafilme |
Release dates | 1964 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country |
Brazil Argentina |
| Language | Portuguese |
The Guns (Portuguese: Os Fuzis) is a 1964 Brazilian-Argentine drama film directed by Ruy Guerra.
Plot
The plot is divided into two stories; both are set in the Northeast Region of Brazil in 1963. In the first, peasant people follow an ox deemed as sacred, eating it in the end. The second story follows soldiers as they are sent to prevent poor people to plunder local warehouses.[1][2]
Cast
- Átila Iório as Gaúcho
- Nelson Xavier as Mário
- Maria Gladys as Luísa
- Ivan Cândido as soldier
- Leonides Bayer as sergeant
- Hugo Carvana as José
- Paulo César Pereio as Pedro
- Mauricio Loyola
- Joel Barcellos
- Ruy Polanah
- Antonio Pitanga (credited as Antonio Sampaio)
Production
Originally, Ruy Guerra planned to film it on Greece but local authorities denied him from doing it in 1958. The plot would revolve around soldiers trying to defend a village from a pack of wolves. In 1964, he produced The Guns, with its filming taking place in Bahia and adapting its screenplay to incorporate Brazilian culture elementes.[2][1]
Reception
It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.[3] The New York Times called it "exceptionally good".[4]
References
- 1 2 "Os Fuzis" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- 1 2 Pick, Suzana M. (2010). The New Latin American Cinema: A Continental Project. University of Texas Press.
- ↑ "Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ↑ "From Brazil, 'Night of Scarecrow,' Bizarre Musical". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. September 30, 1974. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
External links
- The Guns at the Internet Movie Database