Black God, White Devil (1964)
- Original title
- Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol
- Directed by
- Glauber Rocha
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 166 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A poor cowhand and his wife flee into the Brazilian backlands after a violent act. They encounter a fanatical preacher and then a hired gunman who both claim to offer salvation. The film follows their journey through a harsh landscape of poverty and rebellion.
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What happens
Black God, White Devil (Portuguese: Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol, "God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun") is a 1964 Brazilian Revisionist Western film directed and written by Glauber Rocha, and starring Othon Bastos, Maurício do Valle, Yoná Magalhães, and Geraldo Del Rey. Shot in Monte Santo, Bahia, it belongs to the Cinema Novo movement, addressing the sociopolitical setting of the 1960s Brazil. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association aka Abraccine voted Black God, White Devil the 2nd greatest Brazilian film of all time, in its list of the 100 best Brazilian films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Barren Lives (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.