Xica da Silva

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Xica da Silva
Directed by	Walter Avancini
Written by	Walcyr Carrasco Agripa Vasconcelos
Starring	Taís Araújo Victor Wagner Drica Moraes
Music by	Jorge Ben Jor
Release date(s)	1996
Running time	107 min.
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
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Xica da Silva (also released as Xica) is a 1996 Brazilian drama film directed and written by Carlos Diegues. Brazilian novela starts actress Taís Araújo as the title character. Its music score was composed by MPB singer Jorge Ben Jor. The film's plot is based on João Felicio dos Santos' novel Memórias do Distrito de Diamantina and was adapted to screen by Antonio Callado and Diegues. Xica, written by Walcyr Carrasco and directed by Walter Avancini was first shown in Brazil from September 1996 to August 1997.

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The novella is based on a Brazilian true story,^[1] which tells the story of the 18th century rise of a beautiful and ambitious slave, Xica, who uses her wit and powers of seduction to rise out of poverty and eventually become Empress. Xica is the illegitimate daughter of the town Comendador (commander), the officer appointed by the crown of Portugal in the Brazilian diamond mining town of Tijuco. Unwilling to recognize Xica as his daughter,he tries to get rid of her by putting her into slavery. After the commendador is sent back to Portugal, a new commendador comes to town.Later on he buys Xica, sets her free and makes her his lover. Along the way giving Xica the power to do whatever she wants. Xica thinks she has become indestructible until the commendador has to leave and she is back to where she began, more or less a slave.