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The Age of the Earth
The Age of the Earth
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THE AGE OF THE EARTH

A Idade da Terra

Directed by Glauber Rocha
Brazil, 1980
Avant-Garde

Synopsis

Four Third-World Christs are the knights of the apocalypse of the Tupiniquim lands, fighting against the greed and “civilizing” violence of the powerful John Brahms, a foreign and unscrupulous explorer.

Synopsis

Four Third-World Christs are the knights of the apocalypse of the Tupiniquim lands, fighting against the greed and “civilizing” violence of the powerful John Brahms, a foreign and unscrupulous explorer.

Our take

Incited by the murder of his hero, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Glauber Rocha conjured this breathtaking epic about imperialism, prophecy, and power. Forging Christian myth with Brazilian culture, this rarely-screened experimental swan-song draws an unparalleled portrait of Brazil from the fiery furnace.