River of Gold
MovieTitle | O Rio do Ouro |
User score | 6.7 |
Release date | May 18, 1998 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Paulo Rocha |
Production country | Brazil, France, Portugal |
Production companies | Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Suma Filmes, RTP |
Run time | 97 min. |
Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat operator Antonio. Not long after their union, she becomes intensely jealous of Antonio's fondness for their winsome goddaughter, Joana, and insinuates herself into a relationship brewing between Joana and a mystical gypsy gold salesman. Soon, tempers are flaring, mystical secrets are being revealed and death is hovering over the central characters.