Movie Dementia

Movie Dementia

90 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Oct. 15, 1986

Transposition of the myth of Faust to modern Brazil. The heir to a bankrupt cigarette factory, amidst a personal crisis, leaves everything behind and heads for a supposed paradise he has seen in a tourist agency, where he believes he could find self-knowledge. In his search, he is inspired by a Mephisto-like character.

Movie Dementia

90 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Oct. 15, 1986

Movie Dementia
Transposition of the myth of Faust to modern Brazil. The heir to a bankrupt cigarette factory, amidst a personal crisis, leaves everything behind and heads for a supposed paradise he has seen in a tourist agency, where he believes he could find self-knowledge. In his search, he is inspired by a Mephisto-like character.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Cinearte, Embrafilme
Original title Filme Demência
Directors Carlos Reichenbach
Writers Inácio Araújo, Carlos Reichenbach

Cast

Ênio Gonçalves

as Fausto

Emílio Di Biasi

as Mefisto

Imara Reis

as Doris

Rosa Maria Pestana

as Mércia

Renato Master

as Dr. Gildo Lobo

Roberto Miranda

as Dr. José Carlos Barata

Carlos Reichenbach

as Man in Bathroom