A Intrusa is a 1979 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen, based on the short story "La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges. The film is about the parallel lives of two gaucho brothers with Danish ancestry. It was shot in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul.[1]

A Intrusa
Directed by	Carlos Hugo Christensen
Screenplay by	Carlos Hugo Christensen Ubirajara Raffo Constant Orígenes Lessa
Based on	"La intrusa" by Jorge Luis Borges
Produced by	Carlos Hugo Christensen
Cinematography	Antônio Gonçalves
Edited by	Jayme Justo
Music by	Astor Piazzolla
Production company	Carlos Hugo Christensen Produções Cinematográficas
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	December 29, 1979 (1979-12-29)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Cast

• José de Abreu as Christian
• Arlindo Barreto as Eduardo
• Maria Zilda Bethlem as Juliana
• Palmira Barbosa as Efigênia
• Fernando de Almeida as João Iberra
• Ricardo Marnick
• Mauricio Loyola
• Heloísa Gadel
• Nelson Pinto Bastos
• Hermes Lago

Reception

At the 1980 Gramado Film Festival the film won four Golden Kikito awards, including Best Director, Best Actor (José de Abreu), Best Cinematography (Antônio Gonçalves) and Best Music (Astor Piazzolla), and was also nominated for Best Film.[2]

References

External links

• A Intrusa at IMDb
• A Intrusa on "The Garden of Forking Paths" Borges site.

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