The novel was adapted several times into film . Most notably , in 1917 it was adapted as a Brazilian silent film directed by Vittorio Capellaro and starring Iracema de Alencar , and in 1949 as a Brazilian film directed by Vittorio Cardineli and Gino Talamo , starring Ilka Soares . A more modern adaptation is the 1975 film '' Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica '' directed by Jorge Bodansky and Orlando Senna , which was screened at the International Critics ' Week of the 1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
1976 Cannes Film Festival
Iracema