Macunaima

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Macunaima

Released May 5, 1972

1h 40m

Comedy

Fantasy

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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

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Black Macunaíma

Paulo José

White Macunaíma

Jardel Filho

Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Joana Fomm

Sofará

Dina Sfat

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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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