Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
When a celebrated American anthropologist arrives in Rio to track down an obscure Brazilian sociologist, Pedro Archanjo, the local cultural and political elite clamor to join the Archanjo bandwagon. To their horror, they discover that Archanjo was a turn-of-the-century adherent of candomblé and an advocate of miscegenation as a means of social revolution. Framed as a film within a film, this brilliant and broad satire seamlessly blends political critique and entertainment.
Regina Filmes. Based on a novel by Jorge Amado. Screenwriter: Nelson Pereira dos Santos. Cinematographer: Hélio Silva. Editors: Raimundo Higino, Severino Dada. Cast: Hugo Carvana, Sonia Dias, Anecy Rocha, Jards Macalé, Juarez Paraiso.
35mm, color, in Portuguese with English subtitles, 148 min.
