Isaura: Slave Girl

Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.

• Release date
• October 11, 1976
• Runtime
• 36 min
• TMDB score
• 6

Cast

Lucélia Santos Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira Rubens de Falco Leôncio Correia de Almeida Edwin Luisi Álvaro Santana de Souza Roberto Pirillo Tobias Paes Vidal Norma Blum Malvina Fontoura Gilberto Martinho Horácio Correia de Almeida Beatriz Lyra Ester Átila Iório Miguel / Anselmo