The Boy and the Wind

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The Boy and the Wind

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{{Infobox film
| director = [[Carlos Hugo Christensen]]
| writer = Carlos Hugo Christensen
Millor Fernandes (dialogue)
Aníbal Machado (story)
| country = Brazil
| language = [[Portuguese]]
}}
'''''The Boy and the Wind ('''''{{Lang|pt-br|O Menino e o Vento}}''''')''''' is a 1967 Brazilian drama film directed by [[Carlos Hugo Christensen]]. The script was written by Christensen, based on the story "O Iniciado do Vento" by [[Aníbal Machado]].{{Cite journal |last= |first= |date=12 de dezembro de 1966 |title=Alba pelos caminhos do Menino e o Vento |url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/003085/72296 |journal=[[A Cigarra]] |language=pt |page=85 |access-date=22 de novembro de 2021}} Christensen discovered the story in a book titled ''Poemas em Prosa'' (''Poems and Prose'') in a [[São Paulo]] bookstore. After reading the story, he became friends with the author, whom he would call "one of the greatest poets in [[Latin America]]". According to Christensen, Aníbal's stories possess "an essentially cinematographic conception" and that "the great poet that he was is present in all of them".{{Cite journal |last=Reis |first=Moura |date=11 de março de 1970 |title=Christensen - Brasileiro adotivo |url=http://memoria.bn.br/docreader/004642x/574 |journal=Filme & Cultura |language=pt |page=26 |access-date=22 de novembro de 2021}}

The film recordings took place in [[Visconde do Rio Branco, Minas Gerais|Visconde do Rio Branco]], in the [[Zona da Mata (Minas Gerais)|Zona de Mata]] region of [[Minas Gerais]]. After getting positive reception from the mayor of the city, the film was shown outdoors in the main square.{{Cite journal |last=Alves |first=José Maria |date=18 de abril de 1967 |title=Sétima arte |url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/100439_10/20713 |journal=[[O Fluminense]] |language=pt |page=7 |access-date=22 de novembro de 2021}}

For the cast, Christensen wanted to work with "newcomer" actors, and after the inclusion of [[:pt:Ênio_Gonçalves|Ênio Gonçalves]] and actor Luiz Fernando Ianelli, Christensen invited Alba Veronese, who had already worked on international projects but was unknown to Brazilian cinema. Over 300 boys auditioned for Ianelli's role; he received numberous accolades for his performance,{{citar periódico|último=|primeiro=|data=16 de agosto de 1966|título=Diário do país|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/093726_04/41139|periódico=[[Diário de Notícias (Porto Alegre)|Diário de Notícias]]|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=3}}{{citar periódico|último=|primeiro=|data=1967|título=Luiz Fernando e o vento|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/312622/18398|periódico=Cinelândia|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=38}} though attention was drawn to an incident where he refused to allow the use of a [[Double (occupation)|stunt double]] in a scene where he mounts a horse.{{citar periódico|último=Souza|primeiro=Arthur|data=1 de abril de 1967|título=Luís Fernando - O menino do vento|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/004120/77863|periódico=[[Manchete (revista)|Manchete]]|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=41}}

The film received mixed reception. It was nominated for Best Film at the Teresópolis Festival, where Christensen won Best Director.{{citar periódico|último=Zazie|primeiro=|data=1967|título=Mini-respectiva do Festival de Teresópolis|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/312622/18558|periódico=Cinelândia|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=24}}{{citar periódico|último=Ruas|primeiro=Carlos|data=4 de maio de 1967|título=Os Melhores|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/100439_10/20850|periódico=[[O Fluminense]]|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=2}} Critic Rogério Costa Rodrigues described the film in ''[[Correio Braziliense]]'' as frustrating, and wrote that the subject matter needed to be "captured in its exact dimentions", something that he did not think was achieved.{{citar periódico|último=Rodrigues|primeiro=Rogério Costa|data=19 de outubro de 1967|título=O menino e o vento|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/028274_01/30264|periódico=[[Correio Braziliense]]|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=2}} ''The Boy and the Wind'' was selected to represent Brazil at the 1967 [[Venice Film Festival]],{{citar periódico|último=Sani|primeiro=Ítalo C.|data=Julho de 1967|título=O menino e o vento|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/004642x/303|periódico=Filme & Cultura|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=33}} but it was rejected by the festival's director Luigi Chiarini on the grounds that the film was "old and unimpotant" and was "impossible to admit a film full of useless ideas to a festival that aims to open its doors to young, controversial and dynamic cinema".{{citar periódico|último=Sani|primeiro=Ítalo C.|data=16 de setembro de 1967|título=Como é alegre Veneza|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/004120/80229|periódico=[[Manchete (revista)|Manchete]]|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=16}}

The film was shown in February 1970 as part of an exhibit on Brazilian cinema at the National Film Theater in London under the auspices of the [[British Film Institute]].{{citar periódico|último=|primeiro=|data=11 de março de 1970|título=Exito em Londres abre novo mercado ao cinema nacional|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/098086/45766|periódico=O Estado de Mato Grosso|língua=pt|acessodata=22 de novembro de 2021|página=6}}

== Plot ==

* Source: Cinemateca Brasileira[http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/ O Menino e o Vento] Bases.cinemateca.gov.br. Consultado em 1 de novembro de 2021.{{Dead link|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}|fix-attempted=yes}}

José Roberto is a young engineer who takes a vacation to the distant village of Bela Vista, in the interior of Minas Gerais, known for its strong winds. He has been fascinated by the phenomenon of wind since his childhood, and his passion and affinity for it is recognized by Zeca da Curva. The two become inseparable during the engineer's 28-day vacation, and they wander the hills searching for ever-stronger winds. Upon returning to the city, José Roberto finds that he has been accused for the disappearance and supposed death of Zeca da Curva, who had not been seen since José's departure.

== Cast ==

* Source: Cinemateca Brasileira

* [[:pt:Ênio_Gonçalves|Ênio Gonçalves]] as José Roberto Nery (engineer)
* [[:pt:Wilma_Henriques|Wilma Henriques]] as Laura (hotel owner)
* Luiz Fernando Ianelli as Zeca da Curva
* [[:pt:Odilon_Azevedo|Odilon Azevedo]] as Jorge (clerk)
* [[:pt:Germano_Filho|Germano Filho]] as Roberto's attorney
* Oscar Felipe as Mário (Zeca's wealthy cousin)
* [[:pt:Palmira_Barbosa|Palmira Barbosa]] as Maria Amália (Zeca's mother)
* Antônio Naddêo as Promotor (Zeca's attorney)
* [[:pt:Jotta_Barroso|Jotta Barroso]] as a courtroom employee
* Armando Rosas as a judge
* [[:pt:Antônia_Marzullo|Antônia Marzullo]] as índia (Zeca's grandfather)
* Thales Penna as Aparecido Telles (ranch hand)
* [[:pt:Amiris_Veronese|Amiris Veronese]] as a train passenger
* Míriam Pereira as Isaura (Espiga de Milho) (Zeca's girlfriend)

== Awards ==

* Prêmio do INC - Instituto Nacional de Cinema, 1967.
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{{References list}}{{Infobox film
| director = [[Carlos Hugo Christensen]]
| writer = Carlos Hugo Christensen
Millor Fernandes (dialogue)
Aníbal Machado (story)
| country = Brazil
| language = [[Portuguese]]
}}
[[Category:Brazilian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Portuguese-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen]]
[[Category:Brazilian drama films]]
[[Category:1960s drama films]]
[[Category:Films about anti-LGBTQ sentiment]]
[[Category:Gay-related films]]
[[Category:Brazilian LGBTQ-related films]]
[[Category:1967 LGBTQ-related films]]
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