Macunaima
MovieTitle | Macunaíma |
User score | 6.9 |
Release date | Sep 3, 1969 |
Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
Director | Joaquim Pedro de Andrade |
Production country | Brazil |
Run time | 110 min. |
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.