João and the Knife
1972 film
- 5 October 1972 (1972-10-05)
Running time
Netherlands
João and the knife (Portuguese: João e a faca; Dutch: João en het mes) is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Cast
- Joffre Soares as João
- Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
- Joao-Augusto Azevedo as Judge
- Douglas Santos as Zeferino
- João Batista as Deodato
- Áurea Campos as Dona Ana (as Aurea Souza Campos)
See also
- List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- João en het mes at IMDb
- João and the Knife (1972) at Sluizer Films (official site).
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Films directed by George Sluizer
- João and the Knife (1972)
- The Vanishing (1988)
- Utz (1992)
- The Vanishing (1993)
- Crimetime (1996)
- Dying to Go Home (1996)
- The Commissioner (1998)
- Dark Blood (2012)
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