Characters & Themes
Song of the Sea (1953) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 84 mins · Portuguese
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- Directed by
- Alberto Cavalcanti
- Starring
- Margarida Cardoso, Aurora Duarte, Cacilda Lanuza, Ruy Saraiva, Alfredo de Oliveira, Alberto Vilar
In drought‑stricken Northeastern Brazil, migrants flock to Recife hoping to catch a ship to Santos and a better life in the South. In Recife’s shantytown, an aging washerwoman struggles to support her family: her traumatized ex‑sailor husband, a sick younger son, a teenage daughter turning to prostitution, and an older son working odd jobs to save for a move with his girlfriend, Aurora.
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