Macunaima
Macunaíma
Release: 1969-09-03
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.9
Comedy
Fantasy
Adventure
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
Production Countries
Brazil
Cast
Rafael de Carvalho
as Caipora
Wilza Carla
as Fat woman
Heloísa Teixeira
Milton Gonçalves
as Jiguê
Guará Rodrigues
as Bum
Tite de Lemos
as Narrator
Dina Sfat
as Ci
Rodolfo Arena
as Maanape
Maria do Rosário
as Iriqui
Carmem Palhares
Maria Lúcia Dahl
as Iara
Grande Otelo
as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
Paulo José
as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Zezé Macedo
as Thin woman
Myrian Muniz
as Venceslau's wife
Waldir Onofre
Hugo Carvana
as Man with duck
Jardel Filho
as Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Joana Fomm
as Sofara