Macunaima (1969)

  • 18
  • 09/03/1969 (BR)
  • Comedy, Fantasy
  • 1h 50m

My! Such laziness!

Overview

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.

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Director, Screenplay

Mário de Andrade

Novel

Cast

Grande Otelo's headshot

Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Paulo José's headshot

Paulo José

White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Jardel Filho's headshot

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Milton Gonçalves's headshot

Milton Gonçalves

Jiguê
Dina Sfat's headshot

Dina Sfat

Ci
Rodolfo Arena's headshot

Rodolfo Arena

Maanape
Joana Fomm's headshot

Joana Fomm

Sofara
Maria do Rosário's headshot

Maria do Rosário

Iriqui

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