History of Brazil
Synopsis
The film, created in exile from 1971 to 1973 between Cuba and Rome, is considered a "semi-finished" work by Glauber Rocha. It has a certain pedagogical character and seeks, through dialectical editing, to conduct a critical review of colonization, class struggle, messianism, and the establishment of populist governments in the Third World. There is a chronology in the events presented, which, supported by extensive iconography (films, engravings, photos, etc.), create "free" associations that allow the viewer a "polyphonic" view of the "History of Brazil."
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Jésus Histon
Self - Narrator
Emilio Garrastazu Médici
Self (archive)
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
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João Goulart
Self (archive)
Jânio Quadros
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Juscelino Kubitschek
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Getúlio Vargas
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Fidel Castro
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Che Guevara
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John F. Kennedy
Self (archive)