Second viewing; first viewed on August 16, 1992.
Marina was separated from her parents in infancy and placed in an orphanage of sorts. When she reaches adulthood she accepts the marriage offer from a man who owns a boat factory in a small seaside village. Married life in her new home is full of disappointments at first.
The premise is very similar to that of Stromboli, which was made about one year earlier; as the director of Caiçara was an Italian living in Brazil, the situation is intriguing indeed. At any rate, Caiçara is the better film, because it is better filmed, mostly better acted, and, unlike its hypothetical model, does not suffer from phony philosophical pretensions. It may be no masterpiece, but is thoroughly watchable.
Rating: 51 (up from 43)
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