Ala-Arriba! (1942)
It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha and João Moço, from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.
- Date of release
- 1942-09-15
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- José Leitão de Barros
Casting
- Elsa Bea-Flor — Julha
- Domingos Gonçalves — João Moço
- Nicolau — Ti Nicolau
- Ilídio Rocha Silvestre — Ti Saramago, João Moço's Father
- Maria Olguim — Tia Engrácia, João Moço's Mother
- Luís Pinto — Prior
- Madalena Vilaça — Cigana
Interesting facts
Ala-Arriba! is a 1942 Portuguese romantic docufiction set in Póvoa de Varzim, a traditional Portuguese fishing town.
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