介绍

在这部海之歌剧情片中,卡瓦尔康蒂在巴西拍摄的最后一部影片，也是其后期电影生涯的代表作之一，这位在巴西出生的导演一生却漂泊于法国，德国等欧洲国家拍片，很少回到本国，而在仅有的几部在巴西拍摄的影片之中，本片是其中最出色的。1954年捷克卡维罗发利国际电影节最佳导演奖。 In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.

In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos ...