Filmed in 1951 by Salomão Scliar along the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, North Wind casts the wind and the sea as the forces that both govern and threaten the lives of fishermen. Blending naturalistic lyricism, documentary realism, and social drama, the film breaks free from industrial models to create a cinema that is intimately connected to people and the elements. Between the legacy of Humberto Mauro and the bold innovations of the upcoming Cinema Novo movement, it emerges as a missing link in the history of Brazilian cinema, foreshadowing, in particular, Glauber Rocha’s Barravento. Jérome Baron
Unseen in France · Restored print · First feature film
TUE 24 > 2:00 PM
FRI 27 > 6:00 PM
