A Summer Rain

A Summer Rain
A Summer Rain
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlos Diegues
Written by	Carlos Diegues
Produced by	Luiz Fernando Goulart
Starring	Joffre Soares; Miriam Pires
Cinematography	José Medeiros
Edited by	Mair Tavares
Music by	Paulinho da Viola
Production; companies	Alter Filmes; Terra Filmes
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	April 24, 1978;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

A Summer Rain (Portuguese: Chuvas de Verão) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. It tells the story of Afonso, a newly retired sixty-five-year-old man who falls in love with his neighbor.^[2]

Cast[]

Joffre Soares as Afonso
Miriam Pires as Isaura
Rodolfo Arena as Lourenço
Carlos Gregório as Paulinho
Gracinda Freire as Judith
Cristina Aché as Lurdinha
Luis Antonio as Lacraia
Daniel Filho as Geraldinho
Marieta Severo as Dodora
Lourdes Mayer as Dona Helô
Paulo César Pereio as Juraci
Sady Cabral as Abelardo
Roberto Bonfim as chief officer

Reception[]

It was awarded the Best Film at the 4th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva,^[3] and it has won four awards at the 11th Festival de Brasília: Best Editing, Best Scenography, Best Supporting Actress for Pires and Best Supporting Actor for Pereio.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Chuvas de Verão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "A Summer Rain (1978)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1975–1980" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

External links[]

A Summer Rain at IMDb

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[cinamateca-1] "Chuvas de Verão" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[2] Eleanor Mannikka (2014). "A Summer Rain (1978)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[3] "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1975–1980" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

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v t Colón de Oro Award
1970s	Enough Praying (1975) The Last Supper (1976) Cantata de Chile (1977) A Summer Rain (1978) Julio comienza en julio (1979)
1980s	(1980) Cerromaior (1981) Last Days of the Victim (1982) (1983) Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación (1984) The Rigorous Fate (1985) Poor Butterfly (1986) Besame Mucho (1987) (1988) Juliana (1989)
1990s	Después de la tormenta (1990) (1991) Adorable Lies (1992) The Strategy of the Snail (1993) (1994) Sicario (1995) (1996) How Angels Are Born (1997) (1998) Olympic Garage (1999)
2000s	Coronation (2000) In This Tricky Life (2001) Madame Satã (2002) El viaje hacia el mar (2003) Whisky (2004) Lower City (2005) The Violin (2006) Silent Light (2007) The Good Life (2008) The Maid (2009)
2010s	Hermano (2010) I'd Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips (2011) Clandestine Childhood (2012) (2013) (2014)