Synopsis
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
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Cast
- Fernanda MontenegroDona Maria / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969)
- Fernanda TorresÁurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942)
- Ruy GuerraVasco de Sá
- Seu JorgeMassu (1910-1919)
- Luiz MelodiaMassu (1942)
- Enrique DíazLuiz (1919)
- Stênio GarciaLuiz (1942)
- Emiliano QueirozChico do Sal
- João AcaiabePai de Massu
- Camilla FacundesMaria (1919)
Recommendations
- 83
Christian Science Monitor
Montenegro, the star of "Central Station," and her daughter make a remarkable pair. They hold your attention even when the emptily portentous story does not. - 80
Film Threat
Full of looming symbolism, House of Sand is a brilliant tale following a family that brings a group of settlers into the middle of the desert to start a new life. - 80
Variety
Magnificently renders a fresh view of life on planet Earth. - 80
The New York Times
At first House of Sand may seem like a stark tale of survival, but a surprisingly lush and colorful romance blossoms in its bleak and gorgeous desert setting. - 80
Los Angeles Times
As original as it is lovely. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Andrucha Waddington's admirably pretentious epic of woman in nature makes the rare attempt to impart a purely visual experience - 70
Salon
It's an impressive film, beautifully photographed and marvelously acted. But is it more than a set of undeniably gorgeous affectations? - 67
The A.V. Club
House Of Sand is a gorgeous piece of cinema, but by the end, it just dries up and blows away.
