Macunaima

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(76 votes)

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.

Country:

Brazil

Genre:

Comedy,

Fantasy

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1969

Director:

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast:
Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Paulo José

White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Milton Gonçalves

Jiguê

Dina Sfat

Ci

Crew:
Mário de Andrade

Novel

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Screenplay

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Director

Eduardo Escorel

Editor

Anísio Medeiros

Costume Design