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THEME EXPLORATION

Brazilian colonial history

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?
2014 · Alanis Obomsawin
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
A Seventy-Four Year-Old Fellow
1964 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983 · Patricio Guzmán
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
Death of Yazdgerd
Death of Yazdgerd
1982 · Bahram Beyzai
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Glauber Rocha → Brazil

A Cinema Novo pioneer whose films such as 'Black God, White Devil' and 'Antonio das Mortes' viscerally examine colonialism, violence, and Brazilian social history through experimental cinema.

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