O Saci

O Saci (1951)

Two kids and a living, talkative doll attempt to catch a mulatto boy-like, supernatural one legged figure known as the Saci-Pererê, that enjoys playing pranks on the farms.

Data di uscita
1951-09-10
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (7)
Durata
1 h 5 min
Generi
Avventura, Famiglia, Fantasy
Regista
Rodolfo Nanni

Cast

Curiosità

O Saci is a 1953 Brazilian children-family fantasy film, directed by Rodolfo Nanni, written by Nanni with a story by Arthur Neves, and based on the novel of same name written by Monteiro Lobato. Noted for being the first family film to be ever made in Brazil, it is also the first theatrical Sítio do Picapau Amarelo adaptation. Introducing young actress Olga Maria as Emília and Paulo Matozinho as the title character Saci, it adapts the novel in which Pedrinho demonstrates interest in capturing the supernatural, one-legged mulatto boy figure, the Saci, inhabiting the nearby virgin forest. In 1954 the film won the Saci Award, that rewarded the best films of the decade.

Production and reception

Rodolfo Nanni wrote, produced and directed the film (the very first of the children-family genre in Brazil) at the age of 28, after returning from a cinema-studying season in Paris. His niece Lívio Nanni portrays Pedrinho, following some casting auditions. Extras credited as "Meninos de Ribeirão Bonito" ("Boys from Ribeirão Bonito") portray Saci's younger brothers.

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