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The First Mass is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Lima Barreto with Dionísio Azevedo
The First Mass (1961)
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Add to a movie listThe First Mass (Portuguese: A Primeira Missa) is a 1961 Brazilian drama film directed by Lima Barreto, based on Nair Lacerda's short story "Nhá Colaquinha Cheia de Graça". It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
^ "A Primeira Missa" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Festival de Cannes: The First Mass". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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Dionísio Azevedo
(Mestre Zuza)
Lima Barreto
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