Song of the Sea
1953, Portuguese. Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti.
In the drought areas of Northeastern of Brazil, groups of migrants move trying to find better place to live, at least with water. Some of them go to Recife, to get a vessel to Santos expecting to have a better life in the Southern. In the poor area of Recife, an old washerwoman launders clothes to survive and support her family. Her husband Zé Luis, a former sailor, is crazy due to a hit of the boom of a mast on his head. Her older son Raimundo works in a grocery and selling mangoes on the street, trying to save money to move to the Southeastern with his girl-friend Aurora. Her daughter wants to be a prostitute to have a better quality of life. Her younger son is seriously sick.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 24 October 1953
- Original title
- O Canto do Mar
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Alberto Cavalcanti
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Song of the Sea runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Song of the Sea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 October 1953. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Song of the Sea?
Song of the Sea (1953) was directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and stars Aurora Duarte, Cacilda Lanuza, Margarida Cardoso.