Brandos Costumes
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Brandos Costumes is a Portuguese film
directed by Alberto Seixas Santos
which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement – influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism
and specially by the Nouvelle Vague. It was released in 1975, when the political regime portrayed in the film (the Estado Novo) had already taken been destroyed.
The film was released in Cinema Londres, in Lisbon, on September 18, 1975.
. The daughters' conflicts and frustrations with their parents, their grandmother and their maid find an obvious echo in the country's collective events. The Carnation Revolution
is about to explode.
, by Fernando Lopes
or O Cerco, by António da Cunha Telles
- than by its ideological left-wing
posture, taking a portrait of the social classes, and by its social and political sense of critic.
Some characteristics of the new generation films, revolted with the state of things and motivated to denounce the social injustices, are clearly present in Brandos Costumes. The theatrical tone of the representation of this work let it be integrated in the tradition that Manoel de Oliveira
(O Passado e o Presente - 1971) explores.
Cinema of Portugal
Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
directed by Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement – influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism
Italian neorealism
Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors...
and specially by the Nouvelle Vague. It was released in 1975, when the political regime portrayed in the film (the Estado Novo) had already taken been destroyed.
The film was released in Cinema Londres, in Lisbon, on September 18, 1975.
Overview
- Script: Alberto Seixas SantosAlberto Seixas Santos-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
, Luísa Neto Jorge, Nuno Júdice - Director: Alberto Seixas SantosAlberto Seixas Santos-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
- Production: Centro Português de Cinema (CPC) and Tóbis PortuguesaTobis PortuguesaTobis Portuguesa was created on June 3rd 1932, in order to support and foster the development of Portuguese cinema, goal that kept during its 75 years of activity.-History:Tobis originally focused its activity on film production and lab processing...
- Financed by: Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationCalouste Gulbenkian FoundationThe Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
- Shooting dates: March 1972, October 1973, finished in 1974
- Archive footage: Cinemateca Nacional, Emissora Nacional
- Film extracts: A Revolução de Maio, Chaimite
- Format: 35mm
- Genre: fiction (social drama)
- Duration: 72’
- Length: 1978 meters
- Distributor: MarfilmesMarfilmesMarfilmes is a Portuguese distributor specialized in the diffusion of Portuguese-speaking cinema from classics to moderns, dealing particularly with Portuguese- African speaking films...
(currently), Filmes Castello Lopes (on release date) - Release date: Cinema Londres, in Lisbon, on September 18, 1975
- International English Titles: Gentle Costume, Gentle Morals, Mild Manners
Synopsis
A portrait of the everyday life of a typical middle-class family in parallel with the fall of the Estado Novo, the 48-year dictatorship led by SalazarAntónio de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
. The daughters' conflicts and frustrations with their parents, their grandmother and their maid find an obvious echo in the country's collective events. The Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
is about to explode.
Historical context
As a rupturing film, Brandos Costumes is less identifiable by the presence of avant gard aesthetics or an agile plot with a daring structure - not like BelarminoBelarmino
Belarmino is a 1964 film. It charts the life and times of ex-boxer Belarmino Fragoso. It is one of the first films of the Portuguese Cinema Novo, itself part of a wave of New Cinemas sweeping the world in the 60s, and a break from the previous tradition of Portuguese cinema exemplified by the...
, by Fernando Lopes
Fernando Lopes (filmmaker)
Fernando Lopes, GCIH is a Portuguese film director.-Filmography:*98 Octanas *Lá Fora *Delfim, O aka Dauphin, Le *Cinema *Gérard, Fotógrafo *Fio do Horizonte, O...
or O Cerco, by António da Cunha Telles
António da Cunha Telles
António da Cunha Telles is a Portuguese film director and producer. He was born in Funchal.-Biography:António Cohen da Cunha Telles was born on February 26, 1935 in Funchal, Madeira. He studies Medicine in the University of Lisbon...
- than by its ideological left-wing
Left-wing politics
In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist generally refer to support for social change to create a more egalitarian society...
posture, taking a portrait of the social classes, and by its social and political sense of critic.
Some characteristics of the new generation films, revolted with the state of things and motivated to denounce the social injustices, are clearly present in Brandos Costumes. The theatrical tone of the representation of this work let it be integrated in the tradition that Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
(O Passado e o Presente - 1971) explores.
Cast
- Luís Santos (father)
- Dalila Rocha (mother)
- Isabel de Castro (older daughter)
- Sofia de Carvalho (younger daughter)
- Constança Navarro (grandmother)
- Cremilde Gil (servant-maid)
Crew
- Director: Alberto Seixas SantosAlberto Seixas Santos-Biography:Alberto Jorge Seixas dos Santos was born on March 20, 1936 in Lisbon, Portugal. Studied Historical-philosophical Sciences in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. In 1958, he started to work as a film critic...
- Producers: Henrique Espírito Santo e Jorge Silva Melo
- Cinematographer: Acácio de Almeida
- Image Operator: Francisco Silva
- Image Assistants: Pedro Efe e Octávio Espírito Santo
- Lighting: João de Almeida, Manuel Carlos e Joaquim Alves
- Editing: Solveig NordlundSolveig Nordlund-Biography:Nordlund took a in History of Arts in the University of Stockholm. In 1962, she meets Alberto Seixas Santos and her interest in cinema grows...
- Sound designer: João Diogo
- Music: Jorge Peixinho
- Image Laboratory: Tobis PortuguesaTobis PortuguesaTobis Portuguesa was created on June 3rd 1932, in order to support and foster the development of Portuguese cinema, goal that kept during its 75 years of activity.-History:Tobis originally focused its activity on film production and lab processing...
- Sound Laboratory: Valentim de Carvalho