João and the knife (, literally: The Knife and the River; ) is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cast Joffre Soares as João Ana Maria Miranda as Maria Joao-Augusto Azevedo as Judge Douglas Santos as Zeferino João Batista as Deodato Áurea Campos as Dona Ana (as Aurea Souza Campos)
See also List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
João and the Knife (1972) at Sluizer Films (official site).