Saturday 9 June 2007, 19.00

Luis Buñuel claimed that Black God, White Devil was ‘the most beautiful thing I have seen in more than a decade, filled with a savage poetry.’ Rocha's second feature stems from the director’s deep fascination with the mystical legends and folk traditions of the scarred and barren region in northeastern Brazil. The powerful, mind-bending imagery details the saga of two murderous peasants and a messianic priest whose disturbing and violent beliefs threaten the Catholic Church. Rocha’s dazzling masterpiece is a cry for man to determine his own path.

Glauber Rocha, Brazil 1964, 120 min

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Hélio Oiticica: The Body of Colour exhibition