A Velha a Fiar
MovieTitle | Brasilianas 8 A Velha a Fiar |
User score | 6.6 |
Release date | Dec 3, 1964 |
Genre | Comedy, Music |
Director | Humberto Mauro |
Production country | Brazil |
Production companies | INCE - Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo |
Run time | 6 min. |
A Velha a Fiar illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It begins like this: an old woman is quietly weaving and a fly disturbs her; a spider eats the fly; a mouse eats the spider; a cat chases the mouse and so on...