Movie: The Welles Raft

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Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Himself (Archive Footage)

Helena Ignez
Helena Ignez

Herself

Grande Otelo
Grande Otelo

Himself (Archive Footage)

Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson

Himself (Archive Footage)

Catherine L. Benamou
Catherine L. Benamou

Herself (Archive Footage)

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    The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

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    2022-06-23

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    A documentary about Orson Welles days in Brazil in 1942.

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