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Macunaima

1969 · 110 min

A wild, satirical fever dream that mixes jungle myth with urban chaos, funny and disorienting in equal measure.

Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho

Tagline: My! Such laziness!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
class
politics
family
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, fantasy, adventure
Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Written by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Starring: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Milton Gonçalves, Dina Sfat, Rodolfo Arena, Joana Fomm, Maria do Rosário
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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