José Mojica Marins Movies

The dedicated priest Pedro arrives in the city of Serinhaém, ready to reopen the church, closed by the feared local bandit, Rodrigo Napu, and...

An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.

In a gypsy camp, D'Gajão and Nadja celebrate their marriage. Nearby, the foreman Justin tries to seduce the daughter of his boss, but she dies...

A late-1960s interview with Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, mixed in avant-garde style with scenes from his films and clips from fellow filmmaker...

In São Paulo, Alberto is an insane and sadistic man that kills women, and lives with his mother that covers all his mess. When he kills his...

Two friends travel into the Amazon Rainforest, where they find a hidden kingdom ruled by a bloodthirsty sultan. One of José Mojica Marins'...

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

A psychiatric doctor driven to insanity by nightmare visions of Zé do Caixão trying to steal his wife is helped by colleagues who...

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their...

An anthology film (eight shorts) honoring the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") film production in the downtown area of São Paulo, Brazil.

Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A...

After taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan entity. She decides to go along in his...