The Age of the Earth (Portuguese: A Idade da Terra) is a 1980 avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha.
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Directed by | Glauber Rocha |
Written by | Glauber Rocha |
Based on | A Idade da Terra by Castro Alves |
Produced by | Glauber Rocha |
Starring | Maurício do Valle Jece Valadão Antonio Pitanga Tarcísio Meira Geraldo Del Rey |
Cinematography | Roberto de Castro Pires Pedro de Moraes |
Edited by | Carlos Cavalcante Cox Raul Soares Ricardo Miranda |
Music by | Rogério Duarte |
Production companies | Glauber Rocha Produções Embrafilme |
Distributed by | Embrafilme |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Rocha started the film in 1975 and planned to shoot it in Los Angeles, and subsequently proposed it in Paris, Rome, Mexico and Venezuela, but was unable to obtain financial support.[2][3] It was finally shot in Bahia, Distrito Federal, and Rio de Janeiro.[1]
It was Rocha's last film and the one that caused the most controversy.[4] Because it was produced by Embrafilme, a state company, during the Brazilian military dictatorship, it was boycotted by critics and "crucified at the 1980 Venice Film Festival",[5] where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.[6]
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