Tieta of Agreste
– Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Ti..
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappointment of her family a young step-daughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta turmoil enters into the life of her family and their fellow villagers. Most particularly into the life of her nephew - promised to the Church - and the young aspiring mayor.
30 Aug 1996
Portuguese
Carlos Diegues
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (screenplay), Antônio Calmon (screenplay), Carlos Diegues (screenplay), Jorge Amado (freely adapted from the novel by)
Sonia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu
Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappointment of her family a young step-daughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta turmoil enters into the life of her family and their fellow villagers. Most particularly into the life of her nephew - promised to the Church - and the young aspiring mayor.
3 wins & 1 nomination.