Glauber Rocha at Criticker

Glauber Rocha
	Country: Brazil Total Films at Criticker: 17 - You've Seen 0
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The Age of the Earth (1980)

Summary: A personal vision of contemporary Brazil and its evolution, with a number of archetypes which recall some of Glauber Rocha's previous films: the Indian, the Colonizer, the Nordeste man, the Worker, the Amazon, the Bourgeois and a black Christ bringing new revolutionary hope for the Third World.

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Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979)

Summary: In this documentary, Amado is filmed in his home surrounded by his large family in a bookshop for a signing of one of his books into a movie theater in El Salvador and avant-premiere of Tenda dos Milagres.

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Di Cavalcanti (1977)

Summary: When brazilian art master Di Cavalcanti died, Glauber Rocha went to his funeral... with a camera. The short movie shows Cavalcanti`s corpse in the coffin, the funeral, and his family yelling at Rocha to get out of there with that camera, while in the background we hear Jorge Ben singing "Umbabarauma, homem gol", a famous samba-funk song about a famous brazilian soccer player. (IMDB Comments)

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Claro (1975)

Summary: Begins with a crazy girl in Rome, but then every shot has nothing in common with the one before.

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Câncer (1972)

Summary: This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and society. (imdb)

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Der Leone have sept cabeças (1971)

Summary: Rocha's denunciation of European colonialism in Africa (filmreference.com)

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Cabezas cortadas (1970)

Summary: In a castle, somewhere in the Thirld World, Diaz is delirious, dreaming of the power he had in Eldorado, while oppressing the indians, workers and peasants. He is well aware of the menace his old victims represent, while a miracle-making shepherd fascinates and frightens him. Diaz finds a countrywoman, symbol of purity, and prepares a ceremony in his castle resembling his own funeral. The shepherd kills him and releases the woman. (imdb)

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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)

Summary: Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the "Blond Devil"), last of the Cangaceiros... (imdb)

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Terra em Transe (1967)

Summary: Eldorado, a fictitious country in Latin America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power... (imdb)

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Maranhão 66 (1966)

Summary: Politician José Sarney hired director Glauber Rocha to document his oath of office ceremony when he got elected Governor of Maranhão in 1966. The filmmaker put together a film that poses a serious question on demagogic campaign promises instead. (kinoforum.org.br)

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Amazonas, Amazonas (1965)

Summary: Short documentary about Amazonas, Brazil.

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Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)

Summary: Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. The movie follows Antonio as he witnesses the descent of common rural worker Manuel into a life of crime, joining the gang of Antonio's sworn enemy, Corisco the Blond Devil (Othon Bastos), and the Pedra Bonita Massacre. (imdb)

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Barravento (1962)

Summary: A denunciation of exploitation and the superstition that helps maintain it; an exploration of 'macumba', the mixture of Christianity and African tribal religion whose superstition aids the successful subjugation and exploitation of the fishermen in the Bahia province. (timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/67393/Barravento.html)

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Pátio (1959)

Summary: Rocha's first short

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Diário de Sintra (2008)

Summary: Using home movies and other media, a filmmaker returns to Sintra, Portugal to search for memories of her late husband, Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. (imdb)

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The Age of the Earth (1980)

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Jorge Amado no Cinema (1979)

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Di Cavalcanti (1977)

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Claro (1975)

Summary: Begins with a crazy girl in Rome, but then every shot has nothing in common with the one before.

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Câncer (1972)

Summary: This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and society. (imdb)

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Der Leone have sept cabeças (1971)

Summary: Rocha's denunciation of European colonialism in Africa (filmreference.com)

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Le Vent d'est (1970)

Summary: Noted French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard makes another foray into Marxist film in this political film. (All Movie Guide)

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Cabezas cortadas (1970)

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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)

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Terra em Transe (1967)

Summary: Eldorado, a fictitious country in Latin America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power... (imdb)

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Maranhão 66 (1966)

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Amazonas, Amazonas (1965)

Summary: Short documentary about Amazonas, Brazil.

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Mauro, Humberto (1964)

Summary: Documentary about the most famous brazilian film director of the first half of the 20th century.

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Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)

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Barravento (1962)

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Pátio (1959)

Summary: Rocha's first short

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The Age of the Earth (1980)

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Claro (1975)

Summary: Begins with a crazy girl in Rome, but then every shot has nothing in common with the one before.

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Câncer (1972)

Summary: This film shows people with constant psychological and social conflicts: the violence among outlaws, conflicts between man and woman, police and society. (imdb)

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Der Leone have sept cabeças (1971)

Summary: Rocha's denunciation of European colonialism in Africa (filmreference.com)

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O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)

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Terra em Transe (1967)

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Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)

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Barravento (1962)

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Pátio (1959)

Summary: Rocha's first short

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Diário de Sintra (2008)

Summary: Using home movies and other media, a filmmaker returns to Sintra, Portugal to search for memories of her late husband, Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. (imdb)

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Di Cavalcanti (1977)

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Le Vent d'est (1970)

Summary: Noted French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard makes another foray into Marxist film in this political film. (All Movie Guide)

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Maranhão 66 (1966)

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Amazonas, Amazonas (1965)

Summary: Short documentary about Amazonas, Brazil.

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Mauro, Humberto (1964)

Summary: Documentary about the most famous brazilian film director of the first half of the 20th century.

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