Macunaima (1969)
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.
- Released
- 1969-09-03
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 95 votes
Cast
- Grande Otelo as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
- Paulo José as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
- Jardel Filho as Venceslau Pietro Pietra
- Milton Gonçalves as Jiguê
- Dina Sfat as Ci
- Rodolfo Arena as Maanape
- Joana Fomm as Sofara
- Maria do Rosário as Iriqui
- Rafael de Carvalho as Caipora
- Nazareth Ohana
- Zezé Macedo as Thin woman
- Wilza Carla as Fat woman