Di Cavalcanti

19771977
18m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Short Documentary

Glauber Rocha films the funeral of his friend Di Cavalcanti, one of the most important Brazilian painters and artists of all time. The director/writer pays his tribute to Di by narrating an ... Read allGlauber Rocha films the funeral of his friend Di Cavalcanti, one of the most important Brazilian painters and artists of all time. The director/writer pays his tribute to Di by narrating an eloquent speech, referencing poets such as Augusto dos Anjos e Vinicius de Moraes, along w... Read allGlauber Rocha films the funeral of his friend Di Cavalcanti, one of the most important Brazilian painters and artists of all time. The director/writer pays his tribute to Di by narrating an eloquent speech, referencing poets such as Augusto dos Anjos e Vinicius de Moraes, along with images of Cavalcanti's work and the funeral as well - with the latter event being a sp... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

327

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

280,002

216,056

Director
- Glauber Rocha
Writers
- Edison Brenner(annoucement of Di's death)
- Augusto Dos Anjos(book "Versos Íntimos")
- Frederico de Moraes(article)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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.

Connections
Featured in Glauber Rocha - Morto/Vivo (1981)

Soundtracks
Lamento
Written by Pixinguinha and Vinicius de Moraes

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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.

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