The Earth Is Flat (1977)

Plot Summary

Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat is based on the play Erasmus Montanus, from the classical era in Danish literature, by Ludvig Holberg. Director Henrik Stangerup had the play translated into Portuguese, and adapted it for filming in contemporary Brazil. In this comic movie, a group of villagers have scrimped and saved to send their fellow villager Erasmus Montanus (Fausto Wolff) away for an education. When the boy returns to his village, he is stuffed full of book-learning of a kind which is of absolutely no use to those of the village. The boy, rather than seeing his situation clearly, continues to spout learned platitudes, including the incredible observation, "the earth is round," supported by nothing other than his authority as an "educated man." Understandably, his posturing provokes derision.

Full Cast & Characters

Fausto Wolf

Erasmo Montanha

Wilson Grey

Joaquim Montanha

Lúcia Mello

Nillinha Montanha

Abel Prazer

Maneco Montanha

Thelma Reston

Madalena de Oliveira

Paulo Fortes

Geronte de Oliveira

Gloria Cristal

Lisinha de Oliveira

Fabio Camargo

Dom Pedroca

Luis Pelegrini

Arlequim

Milton Luiz

Dom Sebastião

Torben Bille

Deus Ex Machina

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