O Menino e o Vento (The Boy and the Wind) 1967 Ages 15+

Production still from The Boy and the Wind 1967 / Dir: Carlos Hugo Christensen / Image courtesy: Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo

Production still from The Boy and the Wind 1967 / Dir: Carlos Hugo Christensen / Image courtesy: Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo / View full image

When

8.00pm, Wed 22 Feb 2023 (101 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

José, a young engineer holidaying in a small town, finds himself beguiled by a local teenage boy who can seemingly summon and stop the wind at will. When the boy mysteriously disappears, José is put on trial for his murder and the nature of their relationship becomes the subject of public suspicion.

A major early work of queer Brazilian cinema – one made under the cultural persecution of the country’s military dictatorship – The Boy and the Wind is a poignant parable about the transcendent power of passion. Blending scenes of tense legal drama with magical realist romance, Argentinian director Carlos Hugo Christensen crafts a deeply moving tale of forbidden longing.

Ages 15+

Production Credits

  • Director: Carlos Hugo Christensen
  • Script: Carlos Hugo Christensen, Millor Fernandes
  • Based on: the story ‘O iniciado do vento’ by Anibal Machado
  • Cinematographer: Antônio Gonçalves
  • Editor: Nello Melli
  • Print Source: Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo
  • Rights: Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo
  • Year: 1967
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Country: Brazil
  • Languages: Portuguese, with English subtitles
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm