Macunaima

Macunaíma é um herói preguiçoso, safado e sem nenhum caráter. Ele nasceu na selva e de preto, virou branco. Depois de adulto, deixa o sertão em companhia dos irmãos. Macunaíma vive várias aventuras na cidade, conhecendo e amando guerrilheiras e prostitutas, enfrentando vilões milionários, policiais, personagens de todos os tipos.

Our story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born full grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family/followers on a journey to the Big City. On the way, more miracles occur, but Macunaima still has the heart and mind of a child. In the Big City, he is co-opted by terrorists who enlist him in their revolutionary schemes. In the Big City he learns that nuts are not always food and other hilarious lessons of life.

The complete 14-film output of the groundbreaking Brazilian filmmaker, Joaqium Pedro de Andrade, is collected here. He helped pioneer the Cinema Novo movement, harnessing the absurdist neorealism of Fellini in order to address issues of class, politics, and identity in Brazil.

The complete 14-film output of the groundbreaking Brazilian filmmaker, Joaqium Pedro de Andrade, is collected here. He helped pioneer the Cinema Novo movement, harnessing the absurdist neorealism of Fellini in order to address issues of class, politics, and identity in Brazil.