Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Milton Gonçalves, Dina Sfat, Rodolfo Arena, Joana Fomm, Maria do Rosário
Original language
Portuguese
First release
September 3, 1969 (Brazil)
Crew
Screenplay
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Producer
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Editing
Eduardo Escorel
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
October 22, 2018
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Festival History
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2009 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1984 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1970 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1970 generic - Golden Ástor (Best Film)
Titles
| Original title | Macunaíma | |
| Alternate title | Jungle Freaks |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 3, 1969 |
| Theatrical | France | June 17, 1970 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Portuguese) | ||
| Home video | United States | March 5, 2019 |
Full credits
| Director | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Cast | Grande Otelo (Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son), Paulo José (White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother), Jardel Filho (Venceslau Pietro Pietra), Milton Gonçalves (Jiguê), Dina Sfat (Ci), Rodolfo Arena (Maanape), Joana Fomm (Sofara), Maria do Rosário (Iriqui), Rafael de Carvalho (Caipora), Nazareth Ohana, Zezé Macedo (Thin woman), Wilza Carla (Fat woman), Myrian Muniz (Venceslau's wife), Edy Siqueira, Carmem Palhares, Maria Clara Pelegrino (Venceslau's maid), Waldir Onofre, Hugo Carvana (Man with duck), Maria Letícia, Guará Rodrigues (Bum), Maria Carolina Withaker, Maria Lúcia Dahl (Iara), Tite de Lemos (Narrator), Leovegildo Cordeiro, Márcia Tânia, Heloísa Teixeira |
| Screenplay | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Producer | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
| Executive producer | K.M. Eckstein |
| Editing | Eduardo Escorel |
| Sound | Juarez Dagoberto Costa |
| Costumes | Anísio Medeiros |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
