O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Writer:

Glauber Rocha (writer)

Release Date:

14 June 1969 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot:

Period piece about a Brazil that is no more. This movie is the sequel to "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun" (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol)...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Brazil | Land Baron | Rebel | Power

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Maurício do Valle	...	Antonio das Mortes
Odete Lara	...	Laura
Othon Bastos	...	Teacher
Hugo Carvana	...	Mattos
Joffre Soares	...	Colonel Horácio
Lorival Pariz	...	Coirana
Rosa Maria Penna	...	Saint Barbara
Emmanuel Cavalcanti	...	Priest
Vinícius Salvatori	...	Mata Vaca
Mário Gusmão	...	Antão
Santi Scaldaferri	...	Batista
Conceição Senna	...	Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paulo Lima

Also Known As:

Antonio das Mortes (USA)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France | Brazil | West Germany

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | West Germany:18 (f) | Brazil:14 | Norway:18 (1970) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Milagres, Bahia, Brazil

Company:

Antoine Films

Quotes:

Antonio das Mortes: God made the Land. Satan the fences.

Movie Connections:

Follows Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)

a magician's creation

this is one of the most beautiful films that i have come across. The beautifully changing styles of narration to get to a complete absurd or a rather dream like experience at the end of the film makes it one of the most beautiful essay on form. a must watch for anyone who is interested in understanding how a narrative style can change in the process of a film.

glauber rocha is like a magician who brings out the pigeon from nowhere and turns into a rabbit and makes it into a formation of a cloud. it is pure poetry.

The characters for Rocha are pure ideas, the movements and kinesics , takes them out of the fences of realism to the level of an oral narrative or a mythical one for that matter. As the movie progresses it turns, it can be best said, to take up the form of a folk dance.

it is a normal phenomena to notice the drop outs in the first quarter of the film,before the turn over starts. the wrong perception created by the experiences of the various films that had ruled our viewings.

at the end i will like to say it is a sure treat for anyone interested in the grammar and language of cinema.