Ala-Arriba! (film)
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| Ala-Arriba! | |
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| Image:Ala-arriba (1942).jpg | |
| Directed by | José Leitão de Barros |
| Produced by | Tóbis Portuguesa |
| Written by | Alfredo Cortez, Augusto de Santa-Ritta (poems) |
| Starring | Domingos Gonçalves, Elsa Bela-Flor, Luís Pinto, Maria Mesquita (Olguim), Madalena Vilaça |
| Music by | Ruy Coelho |
| Distributed by | Internacional Filmes, Sonoro Filme |
| Release date(s) | September 15, 1942 |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| IMDb profile | |
Ala-Arriba! is a 1942 romantic docudrama set in Póvoa de Varzim, a traditional Portuguese fishing town. The film was directed by Leitão de Barros, and stars real fishermen as themselves in order to give a realistic view over traditions and social behaviours of the community in a film that continuously shifts from documentary, explaining to the viewer the cultural context, to drama.
It focuses on maritime tragedy of the town and a forbidden love between Julha (Elsa Bela-Flor) and João Moço (Domingos Gonçalves), from different fisher castes, in a community where mixed-caste marriages were not allowed<ref>Ala-Arriba - Amor de Perdição</ref> and dating without parent's assent was seen as a disgrace to the family, not only in respect to women, but also men.
The script of Ala-Arriba! was written by the prestigious Alfredo Cortez, based on the book O Poveiro by António dos Santos Graça, focusing the cultural aspects of the town.<ref>1942 - ALA-ARRIBA! - Instituto Camões</ref>
The film was financed by SPN (Secretariado da Propaganda Nacional – National Propaganda Bureau) of the Ministério das Obras Públicas (Ministry of Public Works) during the Estado Novo period. The town was seen, by the regime, as an example of Portuguese culture. It premiered in São Luis Theatre in Lisbon. Ala-Arriba! was the first Portuguese film to win an international award – The Biennale Cup in Venice.<ref>Ala-Arriba! - Cinema Português</ref>
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