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Glauber Rocha
Director 1939 - 1981

Glauber Rocha

Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

Glauber de Andrade Rocha (Vitória da Conquista, March 14, 1939 — Rio de Janeiro, August 22, 1981) was a Brazilian filmmaker, considered by critics, specialized journalists and the public as one of the biggest names in the history of Brazilian cinema. Revered as a revolutionary... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

6 titles
A Idade da Terra

A Idade da Terra

Glauber Rocha 1980 2h 28m

A personal vision of contemporary Brazil and its evolution, with a number of archetypes which recall some of Glauber Rocha's previous films : the Indian, the Colonizer, the Nordeste man, the Worker, the Amazon, the Bourgeois and a black Christ bringing new revolutionary hope for the Third World.

Di Cavalcanti

Di Cavalcanti

Glauber Rocha 1977 18m

This controversial film from director Glauber Rocha records the funeral of his friend, major Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças

Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças

Glauber Rocha 1970 1h 43m

A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to engineer the appointment of an African bourgeois to a puppet government presidency; and a revolutionary group marches in exile.

O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro

Glauber Rocha 1969 1h 40m 7.5

In this sequel to "Black God, White Devil", Antonio das Mortes must return back to action after killing the last of the Cangaceiros 29 years ago, when a new outlaw appears, who will eventually reveal as an idealist and mark him profoundly.

Terra em Transe

Terra em Transe

Glauber Rocha 1967 1h 48m 9.3

In un immaginario Paese dell'America Latina, un intellettuale di sinistra viene ferito a morte dai militari e inizia a rievocare il passato e le relazioni politiche ed affettive che ha intessuto durante la propria vita.

Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

Glauber Rocha 1964 2h 8.0

The movie follows Antonio as he witnesses the descent of common rural worker Manuel into a life of crime, joining the gang of Antonio's sworn enemy, Corisco the Blond Devil (Othon Bastos), and the Pedra Bonita Massacre.

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