Macunaíma

Director	Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Year	1969
Country	Brazil
Runtime	1h 35m
Language	Portuguese In Portuguese with English Subtitles
Format	35mm
TMDB	View entry

Synopsis

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade is one of the most important figures of Brazil’s Cinema Novo period and his film MACUNAIMA (aka JUNGLE FREAKS) helped to set the tone for this style of film that, much like its musical analogue, Tropicalia, gave the psychedelic and countercultural movements that were then sweeping the world a uniquely Brazilian beat. If you love John Waters’ and Lina Wertmuller’s approach to film narrative, we think you will enjoy these films.

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