A Rosa do Adro
About A Rosa do Adro
In the Minho, between the Douro and the Minho rivers, Rosa falls for Fernando, a changeable young man who studies medicine in Porto and spends holidays in the town. António, a country neighbor who has loved her since childhood, is left in the shade. His passion turns the romance into a tragedy.
Cast & crew
More about A Rosa do Adro
Georges Pallu directed and wrote the script for Invicta Film. Henrique Alegria adapted Manuel Maria Rodrigues's novel A Rosa do Adro. Executive producers were Henrique Alegria and Alfredo Nunes de Mattos. Albert Durot and Thomas Mary Rosell photographed it. André Lecointe designed the sets. Shot in May and June 1919. Carlos Lopes distributed it in Portugal, Brazil, and Africa. Carlos Santos plays António. Duarte Silva plays Padre Francisco.
Themes
Background
Invicta Film, working in Porto, hired French directors in 1919 to build a Portuguese feature industry. This romance was part of that first wave.
Making
Pallu was a French director brought in to make features for the Porto company Invicta. This was one of his first Portuguese productions.
Look
Albert Durot and Thomas Mary Rosell photographed the Minho towns and farms for the May–June 1919 shoot.
Music
Armando Leça wrote a score for the silent film.
Preservation
The surviving copy carries French intertitles and the title Le Roman de la Rose.
Notes
- José de Matos-Cruz records that only a copy with French intertitles survives, under the title Le Roman de la Rose.
- He also notes release in Brazil and France, and treats it as the first Portuguese fiction film with distribution outside the country.
- Armando Leça wrote a score. Georges Pallu, Valentine Coutable, and Georges Coutable are credited with the edit.
- The source novel by Manuel Maria Rodrigues dates from 1870. The film shifts the conflict onto class and jealousy in the present.
Scenes
- Rosa chooses Fernando, home from medical school in Porto, while António watches from the side.
Influenced by
- Manuel Maria Rodrigues's novel A Rosa do Adro
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-a-rosa-do-adro)
