Archive of films Di / Di

Brazil
1977, 18 min

Section: New Brazilian Documentary
Year: 2002

This controversial film by Glauber Rocha records the funeral of Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti. Shots of Di Cavalcanti’s last goodbyes intermingle with paintings and thus create an original collage with his elements of the baroque.

Synopsis

This controversial film from director Glauber Rocha records the funeral of his friend, major Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti. Shots of Di Cavalcanti’s last goodbyes intermingle with paintings, thus creating an original collage with elements of the baroque and a top-notch soundtrack. In spite of receiving an award at Cannes in 1977, the film was not screened in Brazil at the request of the painter’s family. It has long been considered one of Rocha’s best films.

About the director

Glauber Rocha (b. 1938, Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, d. 1981) became famous when Black God, White Devil (Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol, 1964) was awarded at the 17th Cannes IFF. His involvement in Cinema Novo, the Brazilian anti-Hollywood film movement, also helped make his international name. In his own country his films often provoked an antagonistic reaction. Filmography (selected): The Evil Knight versus the Holy Warrior (O Dragao da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro, 1969), The Lion Has Seven Heads (Der Leone have sept cabecas, 1970), The History of Brazil (História do Brasil, 1974), Jorge Amado in Film (Jorge Amado no Cinema, 1977). His work has been collected by the Tempo Glauber museum.

About the film

Black & white, 35 mm

Section:	New Brazilian Documentary

Director:	Glauber Rocha
Screenplay:	Glauber Rocha
Dir. of Photography:	Mário Carneiro
Music:	Pixinguinha, Villa-Lobos, Paulino da Viola, Lamartine Babo, Jorge Ben
Editor:	Roberto Pires