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Barravento (lit. "The Turning Wind") is a 1962 Brazilian drama film directed by Glauber Rocha. The directorial debut of Rocha, it stars Antonio Pitanga, Luíza Maranhão, Lucy Carvalho, and Aldo Teixeira. It is one of the most important films of the Cinema Novo movement, which addressing the socio-political problems of Brazil.
Drama. In the State of Bahia, Brazil, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression. Director. Glauber Rocha. Writers.
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Dec 15, 2012 · Barravento (1962) - Glauber Rocha (Subtítulos en Español) TÍTULO ORIGINAL: Barravento AÑO: 1962 DURACIÓN: 78 min. PAÍS: Brasil DIRECTOR: Glauber Rocha GUIÓN: Glauber Rocha, Luiz Paulino Dos ...
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Oct 15, 2021 · The samba-centered, folkloric depiction of Black Brazilians popularized in “Black Orpheus,” in 1959, got a radical revision in Glauber Rocha’s first feature, “Barravento,” from 1962 ...
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78 mins, Brazil. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Glauber Rocha’s debut film, Barravento (1962) is the tragic tale of a man who tries to liberate his people from the mystical Candomblé religion, which he sees as an oppressive tool of social and political control.
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Aug 15, 2011 · Barravento - Glauber Rocha, 1962Cinema novo.
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Aug 24, 2014 · Barravento is an exceptionally beautiful work, shot in dramatically filtered, black-and-white photography. The film tells the story of Firmino -- part revolutionary, part devil -- who struggles to free the fishermen in his village from capitalist exploitation and the religious superstition that prevents social change.
