O Anjo Negro

O Anjo Negro

82 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 1973

In a large house in Salvador lives a family: Hercules, Julia, two of the couple's nephews, Hercules' father-in-law, and two maids. Hercules is a farmer who is in a professional and marital crisis. The mystical figure of Calunga mysteriously appears in the big house. He causes deep transformations in the family. Calunga relates to the women of the house and shakes the established patriarchal structure.

O Anjo Negro

82 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 1973

O Anjo Negro
In a large house in Salvador lives a family: Hercules, Julia, two of the couple's nephews, Hercules' father-in-law, and two maids. Hercules is a farmer who is in a professional and marital crisis. The mystical figure of Calunga mysteriously appears in the big house. He causes deep transformations in the family. Calunga relates to the women of the house and shakes the established patriarchal structure.
Producers
Original title O Anjo Negro
Directors Carlos Athayde, José Umberto
Writers José Umberto

Cast

Mário Gusmão

as Calunga

Raimundo Matos

as Hércules

Eliana Tosta

as Julia

Eládio Freitas

as Getúlio

Frieda Gutmann

as Irene

Adagmar Valéria

as Luanda

Carlos Athayde

as Padre

Antônia Veloso

as Carol

Jurandyr Ferreira

as Funcionário

Sonia dos Humildes

as Freira

Batuta Gusmão

as Pai de santo

Luciano Gusmão

as Repórter