The Boy and the Wind

The Boy and the Wind (1967)

O Menino e o Vento

The fascination with the force of the wind in the city of Bela Vista unites Zeca da Curva and José Roberto Nery.

A young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy who has a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him.

Date of release
1967-08-21
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Fantasy, Drama
Director
Carlos Hugo Christensen

Casting

Interesting facts

O Menino E O Vento is a 1967 Brazilian romantic drama film directed and written by Carlos Hugo Christensen based upon a story by Aníbal Machado.

Production

The script was written by Christensen, based on the story "O Iniciado do Vento" by Aníbal Machado. Christensen discovered the story in a book titled Poemas em Prosa (Poems in Prose) in a São Paulo bookstore. After reading the story, he became friends with the author, whom he would call "one of the greatest poets in Latin America".

The film recordings took place in Visconde do Rio Branco, in the Zona de Mata region of Minas Gerais. After getting positive reception from the mayor of the city, the film was shown outdoors in the main square.

For the cast, Christensen wanted to work with "newcomer" actors, and after the inclusion of Ênio Gonçalves and actor Luiz Fernando Ianelli, Christensen invited Alba Veronese, who had already worked on international projects but was unknown to Brazilian cinema.

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