The Age of the Earth
The Age of the Earth (Portuguese: A Idade da Terra) is a 1980 avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha.
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| Directed by | Glauber Rocha |
| Produced by | Glauber Rocha |
| Written by | Glauber Rocha |
| Based on | A Idade da Terra by Castro Alves |
| Starring | Maurício do Valle Jece Valadão Antonio Pitanga Tarcísio Meira Geraldo Del Rey |
| Music by | Rogério Duarte |
| Cinematography | Roberto de Castro Pires Pedro de Moraes |
| Edited by | Carlos Cavalcante Cox Raul Soares Ricardo Miranda |
Production company | Glauber Rocha Produções Embrafilme |
| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Maurício do Valle as John Brahms
- Jece Valadão as Indigenous Christ
- Antonio Pitanga as Black Christ
- Tarcísio Meira as Military Christ
- Geraldo Del Rey as Guerilla Christ
- Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena
- Norma Bengell as Amazonas' Queen
- Carlos Petrovich as the Devil
- Mário Gusmão as Babalawo
- Danuza Leão
- Paloma Rocha
Production
Rocha started the film in 1975 and planned to shoot it in Los Angeles, and subsequently proposed it in Paris, Rome, Mexico and Venezuela, but was unable to obtain financial support.[2][3] It was finally shot in Bahia, Distrito Federal, and Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Reception
It was Rocha's last film and the one that caused the most controversy.[4] Because it was produced by Embrafilme, a state company, during the Brazilian military dictatorship, it was boycotted by critics and "crucified at the 1980 Venice Film Festival",[5] where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.[6]
References
- "A Idade da Terra" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- Johnson, Randal; Stam, Robert (1995). Brazilian Cinema. Columbia University Press. p. 106. ISBN 9780231102674.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Wrigley, Richard (2008). Cinematic Rome. Troubador Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 9781906510282.
- Tendler, Silvio (August 25, 2006). "Glauber, o artista como filósofo". Terra Magazine (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- Pizzini, Joel (March 2011). "O triunfo da beleza e da justiça". Revista Cult (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- "Ecco i film di Venezia". La Stampa. August 9, 1980.
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