'CAIÇARA' - palisade around an indigenous village, to protect against enemies or animals - is Vera Cruz's first classic, produced in 1950, by Alberto Cavalcanti, directed by Adolfo Celi, Tom Payne andJohn Waterhouse, starring Eliane Lage, known as Brazilian Greta Garbo.
Summary: "Marina (Eliana Lage) is the daughter of lepers and lives in a hospice, from where she is taken by Zé Amaro (Abílio Pereira de Almeida), a widower boat builder in Ilhabela, where they'll live after getting married. Her new life only brings her heartbreak: her husband binges on booze and she is the object of lust by the men around. Her only comfort is a boy Chico (Oswaldo Eugênio), whose grandmother, Sinhá Felicidade (Maria Joaquina da Rocha) is adept at witchcraft and becomes her advisor. Marina's plight only gets worse when Manoel (Carlos Vergueiro) her husband's partner, tries to rape her. Her predicament only changes after Zé Amaro dies. Soon, Alberto (Mário Sergio), a sailor arrives in town, falls in love with Marina and she finally finds true love.
Santos' 'A Tribuna' review of Alberto Cavalcanti's 'Caiçara' on 18 November 1950.
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