The First Mass

Plot

Meant principally for a sympathetic audience, whether Catholic or not, this routine story about a priest's receiving the call to the cloth may be a bit slow and theatrical for some viewers. Directed by Lima Barreto, the tale is told in a series of flashbacks as the priest remembers how he was transformed as a child into a person willing to give his life in service of the church and his God. Barreto also scripted the story, which in the end, may be too filled with religious platitudes and preachy overtones to effectively convey its message.

Cast

Roberto Alrean

Dionísio Azevedo

Artur Barman

Felipe Barreto

Martin Binder

Francisco Brasileiro

Ricardo Campos

Múcio Ferreira

Galileu Garcia

Vittorio Gobbis

Jaime Gonçalves

Luciano Gregory

Henricão

Nieta Junqueira

Ferreira Leite