O Canto da Raça

Overview

A film based on a poem by Cassiano Ricardo that described the city of São Paulo with its factories, houses, streetcars, lights, life, etc.; a young woman recited the poem while the images showed what she was saying. "Canto da Raça" was never even shown; Getúlio Vargas ordered the censors to seize it on charges of "parochialism." The film was burned; not even the negative survived; everything was burned.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 1, 1941

Original language

Portuguese

Director

José Medina

Writer

Cassiano Ricardo,José Medina

Producer

José Medina

Cinematography

Gilberto Rossi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0194734