A Intrusa is a 1979 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on the short story "La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges. The film is about the parallel lives of two gaucho brothers with Danish ancestry. It was shot in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul.[1]

A Intrusa
Directed byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Screenplay byCarlos Hugo Christensen
Ubirajara Raffo Constant
Orígenes Lessa
Based on"La intrusa"
by Jorge Luis Borges
Produced byCarlos Hugo Christensen
CinematographyAntônio Gonçalves
Edited byJayme Justo
Music byAstor Piazzolla
Production
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Distributed byEmbrafilme
Release date
  • December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Cast

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  • José de Abreu as Christian
  • Arlindo Barreto as Eduardo
  • Maria Zilda Bethlem as Juliana
  • Palmira Barbosa as Efigênia
  • Fernando de Almeida as João Iberra
  • Ricardo Marnick
  • Mauricio Loyola
  • Heloísa Gadel
  • Nelson Pinto Bastos
  • Hermes Lago

Reception

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At the 1980 Gramado Film Festival the film won four Golden Kikito awards, including Best Director, Best Actor (José de Abreu), Best Cinematography (Antônio Gonçalves) and Best Music (Astor Piazzolla), and was also nominated for Best Film.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "A Intrusa" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Festival de Gramado – Premiados" (in Portuguese). Gramado Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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