The First Mass (1961)
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
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Roberto Alrean as |
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Dionísio Azevedo as |
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Artur Barman as |
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Felipe Barreto as |
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Martin Binder as |
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Francisco Brasileiro as |
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Ricardo Campos as |
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Múcio Ferreira as |
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Galileu Garcia as |
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Vittorio Gobbis as |
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Jaime Gonçalves as |
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Luciano Gregory as |
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Henricão as |
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Nieta Junqueira as |
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Ferreira Leite as |
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Cavalheiro Lima as |
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José Mariano Filho as |
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Oliver Nelson as |
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Joel Penteado as |
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Jacyra Sampaio as |
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Lima Barreto as |
| Directing | Lima Barreto | Director |
| Writing | Nair Lacerda | Story |
| Directing | Mamoru Miyao | Continuity |