Maria do Mar

1930
1h 34m

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Falacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few ... Read allFalacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria, Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel, Aurélia's son, which ma... Read allFalacha is the captain of a fishing boat of Nazaré who lost part of his men in a shipwreck. Among them was the husband of Aunt Aurélia, who holds Falacha responsible for this tragedy. A few years later, Maria, Falacha's daughter, falls in love with Manuel, Aurélia's son, which makes the two young people the new Romeo and Juliet. As for Falacha, he succumbs to social p... Read all

Director
- José Leitão de Barros
Writers
- José Leitão de Barros
- António Lopes Ribeiro
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6.6/10

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Director
- José Leitão de Barros
Writers
- José Leitão de Barros
- António Lopes Ribeiro
Stars

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samuelfreire

New copy (restored) of "Maria do Mar"

The "Cinemateca Portuguesa", made for the first time a complete restoration of a movie. This film was selected 'cause it is considerer one of the most beautiful silent film from Portugal. The president of the "Cinemateca Portuguesa", have said, that the film is a "fresco" of the cinema, in the presentation of the movie. For the release of the restored movie, an original orchestral music was composed by Bernardo Sasseti. The film was released on March, the 11th, 2000, in Lisboa, Portugal, and on March, the 14th, 2000, in Porto, Portugal.

8luciensmith

Life in a small Portuguese fishing village

I saw this movie recently at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, as part of their series of Portuguese films. The print they showed didn't have an orchestral score, music was provided by an actual real-live pianist! The film provides an interesting view of the at-times harsh life in a Portuguese fishing village in the '30s. With a nice, not-too-dopey love story, of course. However, the thing that struck me most - why are all the men wearing mis-matched plaid clothes? Was that the fashion at that time? Had a ship from Scotland wrecked nearby and it's cargo of plaid woolens washed ashore? Anybody know about Portuguese fashions at that time?