No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes

1987 0h 50m PT

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Adelina Gomes, a poor girl, daughter of peasants, with a primary education and some manual training, shy and submissive to her mother, had never had a boyfriend until she was 18 years old, when she fell in love with a man who was not accepted by her mother. He submitted himself to the fact and gradually withdrew until one day he strangled the cat, which he liked very much. By killing the cat, Adelina denied herself as a woman, taking refuge in madness with great aggression.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vanda Lacerda
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leon Hirszman
Writers: Leon Hirszman
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leon Hirszman, shot by Luiz Carlos Saldanha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luiz Carlos Saldanha shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0323423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leon Hirszman directs. Luiz Carlos Saldanha behind the camera. Luiz Carlos Saldanha cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Leon Hirszman, shot by Luiz Carlos Saldanha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Luiz Carlos Saldanha shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0323423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.