Macunaíma
“My! Such laziness!”
Joaquim Pedro de AndradeWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Kino Film Collection · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Grande Otelo 
Paulo José Dina Sfat 
Jardel Filho
Plot
Macunaíma, a hero with no character, is born black and grows up to be white in the Amazon, then travels to São Paulo to recover an amulet. His adventures with his brothers and with a revolutionary woman form a satire of Brazil's culture and politics. Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's 1969 adaptation of Mário de Andrade's novel is a colourful, irreverent film of the Tropicália movement.
Sinekatalog’s take
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's satirical fantasy follows a hero with no character who changes colour and travels from the Amazon to São Paulo. Wild, funny and political, it is a colourful tropicalist farce on Brazil's contradictions.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 1970: Best Film (Golden Ástor Winners)
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,414 votes)
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