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Macunaima

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Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaima (Joana Fomm) later magically transforms into a white man (Jardel Filho) before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of Sao Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci (Dina Sfat), 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.
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Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Director

Grande Otelo

Black Macunaíma

Paulo José

White Macunaíma

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Joana Fomm

Sofará

Dina Sfat

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Synopsis Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaima (Joana Fomm) later magically transforms into a white man (Jardel Filho) before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of Sao Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci (Dina Sfat), 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.
Director
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Producer
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Screenwriter
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Mário de Andrade
Distributor
Difilm [br], New Line Cinema
Production Co
Instituto Nacional de Cinema, Embrafilme, Grupo Filmes [br], Filmes do Serro, Difilm
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 1972, Original
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Mono
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