Film · 1957

The Wind Rose

Name: The Wind Rose
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 1957-03-08
Rating: 6

104 min · Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti

Drama Documentary

6.03
ratings

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

Cast

Yves Montand

Yves (archive footage)

Simone Signoret

Jeanine (archive footage)

Vanja Orico

Ana (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

Marlene França

Retirante (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

Aracy Cardoso

Retirante grávida (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

Aurélio Teixeira

Motorista (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

M

Miguel Torres

Operário (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

V

Valdo César

Capataz (Brazilian Segment) (archive footage)

A

Armida Gianassi

Giovanna (Italian Segment) (archive footage)

C

Carla Pozzi

(Italian Segment) (archive footage)

Angela Brunner

Narrator (voice)

H

Helene Weigel

Narrator - Prolog (voice)

Crew

Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Sergei Gerasimov, Alex Viany, Joris Ivens, Yannick Bellon, Gillo Pontecorvo
Producer: Joris Ivens, Mário Audrá
Writer: Vladimir Pozner, Alberto Cavalcanti, Franco Solinas, Jorge Amado, Trigueirinho Neto
Editor: José Cañizares, Enzo Alfonsi, Ella Ensink
Cinematography: H.E. Fowle
Composer: Enrico Simonetti, Wolfgang Hohensee
Sound: Mario De Luca
Costume: Elena Mannini

Details

Studios: Cinematográfica Maristela, DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Countries: Brazil, China, France
Languages: Mandarin, French, Italian
Release: March 8, 1957

Themes

woman director

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