To the Left of the Father

To the Left of the Father

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Produced by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Maurício Andrade Ramos
Donald K. Ranvaud
Written by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Based on Lavoura Arcaica by Raduan Nassar
Starring Selton Mello
Raul Cortez
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Simone Spoladore
Leonardo Medeiros
Caio Blat
Music by Marco Antônio Guimarães
Cinematography Walter Carvalho
Production
company
Video Filmes
LFC Produções
Raquel Couto Produções
Distributed by RioFilme
Running time
165 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Box office R$874,018[1] ($372,52)

To the Left of the Father (Portuguese: Lavoura Arcaica) is a 2001 Brazilian drama film directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar.

Plot summary

The story concerns a young man, André (Selton Mello), whose ideas are radically different from his father's (Raul Cortez). The father predicates order and restraint, which enhance his own power under the mantle of family love. The son seeks freedom and ecstasy, challengingly signified, in the film, through his incestuous passion for his sister Ana (Simone Spoladore). When the son leaves home on the farm and moves to a seedy boarding house, his older brother Pedro (Leonardo Medeiros), is asked by their mother (Juliana Carneiro da Cunha) to bring him back. His return, however, will completely shatter the family's confining life.

Cast

Awards

References

  1. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 29. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

External links