BARRAVENTO
Dir. Glauber Rocha, 1962
78 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 – 7:30
SATURDAY MAY 28 – 7:30

Glauber Rocha’s debut film, Barravento (1962) is the tragic tale of a man who tries to liberate his people from the mystical Candomblé religion, which he sees as an oppressive tool of social and political control. Screening in a new Restoration.

Special thanks to Kino Lorber.

Screening with: 

ENTRE O MAR E O TENDAL
Dir. Alexandre Robatto Filho, 1953
21 mins, Brazil
In Portuguese with English subtitles.

Dental surgeon Alexandre Robatto Filho had been filming documentary shorts in Salvador since the 1930s, but it was with Entre o Mar e o Tendal that he refined and developed his authentic style. Shot in the Chega Nego and Carimbamba beaches, this short portrays the daily work of a fishing community as they catch xaréu fish (Caranx hippos).