IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

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      Glauber Rocha

      Glauder ROCHA (1939-1981, Brazil) was a key figure in the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement during the 60s and 70s. Rocha was a member of the radical left and his work was renowned for its political content. He had his international breakthrough with the film Black God, White Devil (1964), which was nominated for a Golden Palm. In 1969 he won the Golden Palm for Best Director for his film Antonio das Mortes. In 1971 he left Brazil in voluntary exile, to return only a few days before his death in 1981.

      Filmography

      Pátio (1959, short), A Cruz na Praça (1952), Barravento (1962), Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol/Black God, White Devil (1964), Amazones, Amazones (1965, short doc), Maranhão 66 (1966, short doc), Terra em Transe/Entranced Earth (1967), 1968 (1968, short doc), O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro/Antonio das Mortes (1969), Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças/The Seven Headed Lion (1970), Cabezas cortadas/Cutting Heads (1970), Câncer (1972), História do Brasil (1973, doc), Claro (1975), As Armas e o Provo (1977, doc, co-dir), Di Cavalcanti (1977, short doc), Jorge Amado no cinema (1979, doc), A Idade da Terra/The Age of the Earth (1980)

      Glauber Rocha op IFFR