Tieta of Agreste

– Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Ti..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Original Name:
Tieta do Agreste
Tieta of Agreste (1996) - Also known as Tieta do Agreste

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.

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Release Date:

30 Aug 1996

Language:

Portuguese

Director:

Carlos Diegues

Writer:

João Ubaldo Ribeiro (screenplay), Antônio Calmon (screenplay), Carlos Diegues (screenplay), Jorge Amado (freely adapted from the novel by)

Main Actors:

Sonia Braga, Marília Pêra, Chico Anysio, Cláudia Abreu

Plot:

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.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10