The First Mass

Overview

Meant principally for a sympathetic audience, whether Catholic or not, this routine story about a priest's receiving the call to the cloth may be a bit slow and theatrical for some viewers. Directed by Lima Barreto, the tale is told in a series of flashbacks as the priest remembers how he was transformed as a child into a person willing to give his life in service of the church and his God. Barreto also scripted the story, which in the end, may be too filled with religious platitudes and preachy overtones to effectively convey its message.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 1, 1961

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Cast

Joel Penteado,Galileu Garcia,Jaime Gonçalves,Luciano Gregory,Felipe Barreto,Lima Barreto,José Mariano Filho,Vittorio Gobbis,Dionísio Azevedo,Ferreira Leiteand 11 more

Director

Lima Barreto

Writer

Nair Lacerda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055326