Pindorama

Directed by Arnaldo Jabor

With Maurício do Valle, Ítala Nandi, Hugo Carvana, Wilson Grey and Harildo Déda

This Brazilian film is set during the period of its initial colonial discovery and settlement. The title refers to a word the native peoples used for the coastal lands: "pindorama," or "place of the small trees." A ponderous and grandiose film, it was roundly booed when it was aired at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.