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"Terra em Transe"
1966
Directed by Glauber Rocha

The brief story of this important film by Glauber Rocha is the story of a young poet and journalist who is persuaded by his lover to become involved in the politics of his country…"Terra em Transe is perhaps Rocha's most personal film and the most politically committed and polemical film of the Brazilian cinema novo. In Brazil it was attacked as fascist by the academic left and hailed by the extreme left as a revolutionary film …full of extremely moving and provocative images--including footage from a Rocha documentary, Maranhao" (Georges Sadoul). "For me, my most important film…a more profound expression of my life" (Rocha). Portuguese with English subtitles.  112 minutes.