Macunaima

Macunaima

110 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Sept. 3, 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.

Macunaima

110 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | Sept. 3, 1969

Macunaima
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers
Original title Macunaíma
Directors Carlos Alberto Prates Correia, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Writers Mário de Andrade, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cast

Grande Otelo

as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son

Paulo José

as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother

Milton Gonçalves

as Jiguê

Rodolfo Arena

as Maanape

Jardel Filho

as Venceslau Pietro Pietra

Dina Sfat

as Ci

Joana Fomm

as Sofara

Tite de Lemos

as Narrator

Wilza Carla

as Fat woman

Hugo Carvana

as Man with duck

Myrian Muniz

as Venceslau's wife

Rafael de Carvalho

as Caipora

Maria do Rosário

as Iquiri

Maria Clara Pelegrino

as Venceslau's maid

Zezé Macedo

as Thin woman