Black God, White Devil

Name: Black God, White Devil
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Crime, Western
Released: September 25, 1971
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Antônio Pinto, Geraldo Del Rey, João Gama, Lidio Silva, Maurício do Valle

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Produções Cinematográficas Herbert Richers | Release Date: September 25, 1971

Starring: Antônio Pinto, Geraldo Del Rey, João Gama, Lidio Silva, Maurício do Valle, Milton Rosa, Othon Bastos, Roque Santos, Sonia Dos Humildes, Yoná Magalhães

Summary: After killing his employer when said employer tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.

Director: Glauber Rocha

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama, Crime, Western

Runtime: 120 min

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Richard Brody

Despite its heroic energy and impulsive youth, it’s a bleak philosophical work of its time, a bitterly terrifying vision of no exit. Read full review

Ted Shen

The fusion of European and Afro-Brazilian elements–dialogue, exquisite black-and-white images, and music by Villa-Lobos–is startlingly original and poetical in conveying the hope and despair of the oppressed. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Strongly recommended. Read full review

William Repass

By depicting revolutionary fiascos in a critical yet sympathetic light, Glauber Rocha calls on us to imagine what we’d want a revolution to look like, rather than having it spoon-fed to us by those claiming to represent a power beyond ourselves. Read full review

William Paul

The best parts of the film arise from the tension generated between the conventional use of myth and the simultaneous debunking of it. [16 Sept 1971] Read full review

A. H. Weiler

At once, one of the most visually effective and artistic examples of the work of Glauber Rocha, a leading light among Cinema Novo's young directors. But as a contemporary allegory fulminating darkly against miseries inflicted on the poor by landowners and the Government, it is more mystically stylized than moving. Read full review

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