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Jago Da Vida e Da Morte, O

Synopsis
Feature film offering an interpretation of Hamlet set in contemporary Sao Paolo. Joao (Cruz) discovers through a spiritual medium that his uncle Claudio has killed his father in a bid to gain control of the city’s drug trade. He decides to recreate the events which led to the murder in order to get Claudio to confess his crime, which he successfully does. Claudio sends Joao away when he accidentally kills Polonio, the father of his girlfriend Ofelia. Finally Joao returns to seek retribution.
Language
Portuguese (Brazil)
Country
Brazil
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1971
Duration
98 mins
Availability
No archive copy or distributor found (2007)

Credits

Director
Mario Kuperman
Producer
Silvio Renoldi
Cinematographer
Peter Overbeck
Screenplay
Mario Kuperman
Cast
Walter CruzJoao (Hamlet)
Juca de OliveiraClaudio (Claudius)
Odete LaraGertrudes (Gertrude)
ChocolatePolonio (Polonius)
Yolanda BragaOfelia (Ophelia)
Flavio Sao ThiagoLaerte (Laertes)
Rui ResendeReinaldo (Reynaldo)
Sergio MambertiMarcelo (Marcellus)

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The title translates as ‘The Game of Life and Death’.

Production Company

Name

Futura Filmes

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