The First Mass

The First Mass (1961)

Drama

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.

Director: Lima Barreto

Casts

	Roberto Alrean as
	Dionísio Azevedo as
	Artur Barman as
	Felipe Barreto as
	Martin Binder as
	Francisco Brasileiro as
	Ricardo Campos as
	Múcio Ferreira as
	Galileu Garcia as
	Vittorio Gobbis as
	Jaime Gonçalves as
	Luciano Gregory as
	Henricão as
	Nieta Junqueira as
	Ferreira Leite as
	Cavalheiro Lima as
	José Mariano Filho as
	Oliver Nelson as
	Joel Penteado as
	Jacyra Sampaio as
	Lima Barreto as

Crew