Saturday 23 June 2007, 17.00

Glauber Rocha claimed that ‘Brazil is a musical country and I think of cinema as musical montage with pauses and musical spaces.’ This epic cinematic poem to the revolutionary and the oppressed reflects the powerful fusion of music and image that marks the best Cinema Novo work. Rocha’s re-imagining of the myth of St George and the Dragon is set in northeast Brazil and features Antonio das Mortes, who converts from a passive religious follower into a warrior saint who embraces the tradition of black revolt in Brazil. The film is a lyrical amalgamation of religion, politics, folklore, social history, music, literature, and dance.

Glauber Rocha, France/Brazil/Germany 1969, 100 min

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

    

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