Cassandra Rios: A Safo de Perdizes

Cassandra Rios: A Safo de Perdizes

62 mins | Documentary | Oct. 2, 2013

Cassandra Rios was a writer who caused controversy in the 1970s. In the middle of the Military Dictatorship, she addressed homosexuality in her works, being persecuted under allegations of pornography. With testimonials from friends, family, readers, and colleagues, a tribute to a pioneering artist who showed the woman as a sexual being and still opened space for the discussion of a topic considered taboo.

Cassandra Rios: A Safo de Perdizes

62 mins | Documentary | Oct. 2, 2013

Cassandra Rios: A Safo de Perdizes
Cassandra Rios was a writer who caused controversy in the 1970s. In the middle of the Military Dictatorship, she addressed homosexuality in her works, being persecuted under allegations of pornography. With testimonials from friends, family, readers, and colleagues, a tribute to a pioneering artist who showed the woman as a sexual being and still opened space for the discussion of a topic considered taboo.
Producers
Original title Cassandra Rios: A Safo de Perdizes
Directors Hanna Korich, Cadu Silva
Writers Hanna Korich, Laura Bacellar