Antonio das Mortes (1969)

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), and takes place 29 years after Antonio ... See full summary »

Director:

Glauber Rocha

Writer:

Glauber Rocha

Stars:

Maurício do Valle, Odete Lara, Othon Bastos

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maurício do Valle	...	Antonio das Mortes, the Jagunço / Killer
Odete Lara	...	Laura, the Prostitute
Othon Bastos	...	The Teacher
Hugo Carvana	...	Mattos, the Police Officer
Joffre Soares	...	Horácio, the Coronel / Land Owner
Lorival Pariz	...	Coirana, the Cangaceiro / Outlaw
Rosa Maria Penna	...	Barbara, the Santa / Religious Leader
Emmanuel Cavalcanti	...	The Priest
Vinícius Salvatori	...	Mata-Vaca / Cow-Butcher
Mário Gusmão	...	Antão, the Black Angel
Santi Scaldaferri	...	Batista, the Coronel's Guide

Storyline

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), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the "Blond Devil"), last of the Cangaceiros. In "the old days", Antonio's function in life was exterminate these bandits, on account of his personal grudges against them. His life had been meaningless for the last 29 years, but now, a new challenge awaits him. When a Cangaceiro appears in Jardim Das Piranhas, the local Land Baron (Jofre Soares), an old man, does what seems obvious to him: he calls Antonio das Mortes, killer of Cangaceiros. At first, Antonio is ecstatic. His life has gained new meaning. But soon it becomes obvious that this new Cangaceiro (named Coirana) is no Corisco, but an idealist. An idealist of the sixties in the garb of the forties. A leader to the hopeless and the hungry. Antonio das Mortes begins to reconsider his feelings towards Coirana and his ...

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Plot Keywords:

acid western | spaghetti western | land baron | death | brazil | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

France Brazil West Germany USA

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

14 June 1969 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Antonio das Mortes

Filming Locations:

Milagres, Bahia, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mapa Filmes, Claude Antoine Films, Munich Tele-Pool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of Martin Scorsese favorite films.

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Quotes

Laura: Now, I do not know which is worse: killing, or not being brave enough to.

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Connections

Featured in New Cinema of Latin America: Cinema of the Humble (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Volta por Cima'
Written by Paulo Vanzolini

User Reviews

the great mix of myths

If you watch Hollywood movies only, this one may be hard for you. But it will be a great experience for some lunatics (like me) who believe in the power and in the freedom of the cinematographic images.

The subject is Brazil, the conflicts of a country that crossed a violent dictatorship at the time the movie was made. All the characters are representing groups of the brazilian society. Some of them, like the cangaceiros (poor and revolted people who became outlaws in the early 20th century), and the Saint (portrait of a blended religion that exists in Brazil, with elements of catholicism and african religions) are taken in a mythological approach. The delirious Glauber Rocha takes his characters to moral edges, leads them to crazy bang-bang scenes, to samba and war. There are no linear conclusions in the end. Only some new doubts and unusual beauty.