Land in Anguish

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Land in Anguish

1967

1h 46m

Drama

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A Brazilian poet finds himself torn between the views of the man who raised him and those of a reformer.

Roger Greenspun

New York Times

I have now seen enough of Rocha's work to know that I dislike it for its own sake, and not for the unfamiliarity of its locale and people or for the ritual obsessiveness of its themes.

Jan 15, 2005

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

One of the later entries (1966) in Brazil's short-lived Cinema Novo movement, applying New Wave pyrotechnics to popular and political mythology.

Jan 1, 2000

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Ted Shen

Chicago Reader

Rocha's frenzied mise-en-scene, which borrows from Fellini, Antonioni, and European avant-garde theater, is so stylized and self-referential that it probably appealed less to the masses than to the left-wing intelligentsia it scrutinizes.

Jan 1, 2000

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Serge Daney

Cahiers du Cinéma

It is right when he abandons any notion of plausibility or concern for accuracy, when he returns to allegory, and then opera, that Glauber Rocha seems the most gifted.

Feb 14, 2024

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Sep 30, 2005

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Amusingly awful pretentiousness - intentional - certainly uncompromising ,relentless. "The hunger of the absolute" "Sunsets do not make me feel the pain of adolescence" Sound design Erratic volume, unmatched dubbed sound, use of inappropriate music as parody, screaming. Scenes: Hard to follow, frustrating somewhat tedious but with some classic moments I didn't like: the ghastly sex-dancing - maybe cultural or of that time? Or was it to challenge audience Greasy Liberal Politician, not a convincing performance The main poet/hero - macho - a bit of a twat. I liked: B&W The lady - looked realistic/everyday Trippy jump cuts

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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s r

1001 movies to see before you die. The premise was good, but the delivery was not something that resonated. I don't need to see it again. It was on YouTube.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Dystopian Brazilian film about two political candidates who are undermined by those around them.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Glauber Rocha elabora um retrato singular a respeito do drama do latino-americano, que, como simbolizado no quadro final, sofre com as dicotomias e limitações de seu país e de seu espírito colonizado, mas ainda se mantém de pé - e não importe o quanto ele esteja cambaleante e perdido, impotente e ardente, ele jamais cairá. Leia mais: http://cinema-mon-amour31.webnode.com/news/terra-em-transe-de-glauber-rocha-brasil-1967-/

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Um filme extremamente corajoso que nÃ£o teve medo de atacar polÃticos, a mÃdia, a burguesia e a igreja em plena ditadura militar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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GENIAL! Me apaixonei por esse filme, e é MUITO Godard (o Godard dos melhores filmes, de desilusão política total). Os joguinhos de poder, os complôs, a corrupção, e a desilusão que isso tudo gera em pessoas que costumavam ter esperanças e achavam que seu voto servia pra alguma coisa.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Jardel Filho

Paulo Martins

Paulo Autran

Porfírio Diaz

José Lewgoy

Felipe Vieira

Paulo Gracindo

Júlio Fuentes

Glauce Rocha

Sara

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Synopsis

A Brazilian poet finds himself torn between the views of the man who raised him and those of a reformer.

Director: Glauber Rocha
Producer: Glauber Rocha, Zelito Viana
Screenwriter: Glauber Rocha
Production Co: Mapa Filmes, Difilm
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime: 1h 46m