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We both found this approach initially utterly mesmerising. This film is of hardcore fanaticism, with religious bigotry and the sheer survival in the harsh scrub desert-lands of northern Brazil. Some scenes are reminiscent of Russian cinematic masterpieces by Eisentstein, as in Ivan the Terrible.
Black God, White Devil: wishing, speaking, lying Introduction In addition to an untoward racialization of the demonic and the divine, the English translation of Glauber Rocha's Deus e o diabo na terra do sol - Black God, White Devil - cuts god and the devil free from their tellurgical moorings in the land of the sun (terra do sol),
Jun 8, 2021 · Black God, White Devil (1964) follows two peasants, Manuel and Rosa, as they journey through northeast Brazil. The first phase of the film follows Manuel’s work as a ranch hand until after constant harassment, he kills his boss. Then, he and Rosa join a religious cult under a false prophet, Sebastian. Rosa is forced to kill Sebastian and they ...
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Nov 15, 2023 · A new 4K restoration of Black God opens at Film Forum in New York on Friday. “If Rocha’s Italian contemporaries Sergio Corbucci and Damiano Damiani devised the Zapata western to turn the traditional western inside out—critiquing rather than valorizing imperialism—then Black God, White Devil might be called a Lampião western, after the folk hero of Brazilian social banditry who casts a long shadow over the film,” writes William Repass for Slant.
Feb 20, 2016 · brazilian western inspired by the mythical gunman Antonio das Mortes . The story takes place largely in authentic environments from the poorer northern regio...
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Black God, White Devil. 1964 Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western · 2h 0m. We've checked all the major streaming services, and this title is not found on any of them right now. Get Notified. Wanted for killing his boss, Manuel flees with his wife Rosa to the sertão, the barren landscape of Northern Brazil. Thrust into a primordial violent region ...
