Di Cavalcanti (1977)

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Writers:

Edison Brenner (annoucement of Di's death)
Augusto Dos Anjos (book)

Release Date:

11 March 1977 (Brazil)

Genre:

Short | Documentary

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Joel Barcellos
Marina Montini
Antonio Pitanga
Glauber Rocha	...	Narrator

Also Known As:

Di-Glauber (Brazil) (alternative title)
Ninguém Assistiu ao Formidável Enterro de Sua Última Quimera; Somente a Ingratidão, Essa Pantera, Foi Sua Companheira Inseparável (Brazil) (alternative title)

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Embrafilme

Trivia:

This short/documentary is banned by Brazilian Justice, at the request of Di Cavalcanti's family. They say that Glauber wasn't respectful enough and turned Di's funeral into a carnival party.

Soundtrack:

Umbabaraúma - Homem Gol

Another short cut from this master of brazilian cinema

This is a very rare movie, but the story is very spread among brazilian cinema people. When brazilian art master Di Cavalcanti died, Glauber Rocha went to his funeral... with a camera. The short movie shows Cavalcanti`s corpse in the coffin, the funeral, and his family yelling at Rocha to get out of there with that camera, while in the background we hear Jorge Ben singing "Umbabarauma, homem gol", a famous samba-funk song about a famous brazilian soccer player. The guts make the myth.