Lavoura Arcaica

To the Left of the Father
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Produced by	Luiz Fernando Carvalho Maurício Andrade Ramos Donald K. Ranvaud
Written by	Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Based on	Lavoura Arcaica by Raduan Nassar
Starring	Selton Mello Raul Cortez Juliana Carneiro da Cunha Simone Spoladore Leonardo Medeiros Caio Blat
Music by	Marco Antônio Guimarães
Cinematography	Walter Carvalho
Production company	Video Filmes LFC Produções Raquel Couto Produções
Distributed by	RioFilme
Running time	165 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Box office	R$874,018 ($372,52)

To the Left of the Father (Portuguese: Lavoura Arcaica) is a 2001 Brazilian drama film directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Raduan Nassar.

The story concerns a young man, André (Selton Mello), whose ideas are radically different from his father's (Raul Cortez). The father predicates order and restraint, which enhance his own power under the mantle of family love. The son seeks freedom and ecstasy, challengingly signified, in the film, through his incestuous passion for his sister Ana (Simone Spoladore). When the son leaves home on the farm and moves to a seedy boarding house, his older brother Pedro (Leonardo Medeiros), is asked by their mother (Juliana Carneiro da Cunha) to bring him back. His return, however, will completely shatter the family's confining life.