Macunaima (1969)

Name: Macunaima
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Released: 1969
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Milton Gonçalves, Dina Sfat

1h 50m Brazil

Comedy Fantasy Adventure

Plot

Macunaíma emerges as a fully formed black man in a remote Brazilian jungle, only to undergo a magical transformation into a white man. His journey takes him to São Paulo, where he adopts a flamboyant lifestyle and falls for Ci, a passionate revolutionary who tragically loses her life in an accidental explosion. After pulling off a heist against a corrupt industrialist, Macunaíma returns to his village, only to discover that the wisdom and wealth he gained are of little value in his original home.

Cast

Grande Otelo Paulo José Jardel Filho Milton Gonçalves Dina Sfat Rodolfo Arena Joana Fomm Maria do Rosário Rafael de Carvalho Nazareth Ohana Zezé Macedo Wilza Carla Myrian Muniz Edy Siqueira Carmem Palhares