Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazilās socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (YonaĢ MagalhaĢes). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.
TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
New interview with film scholar Richard PeƱa
Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of BrazilĀ (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
Cinema NovoĀ (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
MemĆ³ria do cangaƧoĀ (1964), a short documentary on the origins ofĀ cangaƧo,Ā a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazilās socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (YonaĢ MagalhaĢes). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.
TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
New interview with film scholar Richard PeƱa
Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of BrazilĀ (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
Cinema NovoĀ (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
MemĆ³ria do cangaƧoĀ (1964), a short documentary on the origins ofĀ cangaƧo,Ā a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
Myth, mysticism, and revolution collide in a blistering existential western from Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Brazilās socially committed Cinema Novo movement. After killing his swindling boss, ranch hand Manoel (Geraldo Del Rey) goes on the run with his wife, Rosa (YonaĢ MagalhaĢes). In the stark hinterlands, they join forces with armed bandits and pledge allegiance to a self-styled holy man who preaches revolt against rich landowners while perpetrating unspeakable acts of violence against the innocent. Suffused with antiauthoritarian fervor and the intensity of life in the desert, this landmark work of radical cinema is a scorched-earth allegory about mindless fanaticism and the allure of dead-end ideologies.
TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Audio commentary by restoration producer Lino Meireles
New interview with film scholar Richard PeƱa
Glauber the Movie, Labyrinth of BrazilĀ (2003), a documentary on director Glauber Rocha
Cinema NovoĀ (2016), a documentary on the Brazilian film movement
MemĆ³ria do cangaƧoĀ (1964), a short documentary on the origins ofĀ cangaƧo,Ā a form of social banditry in northeastern Brazil
