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Macunaima

  • September 1969
  • 1hr

    50mins

  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Adventure
  • Directed by

    Joaquim Pedro de Andrade,

    K.M. Eckstein,

    Starring

    Grande Otelo,

    Paulo José,

    Jardel Filho,

    Milton Gonçalves

    ...

    Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.