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Where to Watch Macunaima (1969)
My! Such laziness!
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.
ComedyFantasyAdventure 110 min 6.9/10 from 88 votes
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Cast
- Grande Otelo as Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
- Paulo José as White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
- Jardel Filho as Venceslau Pietro Pietra
- Milton Gonçalves as Jiguê
- Dina Sfat as Ci