Macunaima

My! Such laziness!

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1969
  • 1h 50m
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Adventure

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.

Director
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Starring
Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Milton Gonçalves

Cast

  • Grande Otelo

    Grande Otelo

    Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

  • Paulo José

    Paulo José

    White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

  • Jardel Filho

    Jardel Filho

    Venceslau Pietro Pietra

  • Milton Gonçalves

    Milton Gonçalves

    Jiguê

  • Dina Sfat

    Dina Sfat

    Ci

  • Rodolfo Arena

    Rodolfo Arena

    Maanape

  • Joana Fomm

    Joana Fomm

    Sofara

  • Maria do Rosário

    Maria do Rosário

    Iriqui

  • Rafael de Carvalho

    Rafael de Carvalho

    Caipora

  • Nazareth Ohana

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