Os Bandeirantes Explained

Os Bandeirantes (English: The Pioneers) is a black-and-white^[3] 1960 French-Brazilian adventure film directed by Marcel Camus. The film is also known in English as Gold of the Amazon.^[4]

Plot

In Brazil, a French diamond miner is shot, robbed, and left for dead by a supposed friend.^[5] He sets out on a mission of revenge, but along the way falls in love with a Brazilian woman.^[5]

Cast

• Raymond Loyer as Jean
• Lourdes de Oliveira as Suzana
• Elga Andersen as Elga
• Léa Garcia as Hermina
• Almiro do Esperito Santo as Baija-Flora
• John Reich as Curd

Production

The film was partially shot in Brasília.^[6]

Reception

The film was rather well received but not as well as Camus's precedent Brazilian film, Black Orpheus.^{[7] [8]} Camus's other Brazilian film would be Bahia, in 1976.^[9]

External links

• Os Bandeirantes IMDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Os Bandeirantes. TVGuide.com. 21 March 2023.
2. Web site: Os Bandeirantes. www.tcm.com. 21 March 2023.
3. Web site: Larousse . Éditions . Os bandeirantes - LAROUSSE . 2023-05-26 . www.larousse.fr . fr.
4. Web site: Gold of the Amazon de Marcel Camus (1960) - Unifrance . 2023-05-26 . en.unifrance.org.
5. Web site: Os Bandeirantes. TVGuide.com. 21 March 2023.
6. Book: Loude, Jean-Yves . Planète Brasilia . 2008-10-01 . Tertium éditions . 978-2-36848-069-4 . fr.
7. Book: Monaco, James . The Encyclopedia of Film . 1991 . Perigee Books . 978-0-399-51604-7 . en.
8. Book: Guides, Rough . The Rough Guide to Film . 2008-05-01 . Rough Guides UK . 978-1-84836-125-6 . en.
9. Book: Wood, Naomi Pueo . Brazil in Twenty-First Century Popular Media: Culture, Politics, and Nationalism on the World Stage . 2014-02-21 . Lexington Books . 978-0-7391-8692-3 . en.