O Anjo Negro (1973)
In a large house in Salvador lives a family: Hercules, Julia, two of the couple's nephews, Hercules' father-in-law, and two maids. Hercules is a farmer who is in a professional and marital crisis. The mystical figure of Calunga mysteriously appears in the big house. He causes deep transformations in the family. Calunga relates to the women of the house and shakes the established patriarchal structure.
Director:
José Umberto
Writer:
José Umberto
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Mário Gusmão as Calunga |
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Raimundo Matos as Hércules |
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Eliana Tosta as Julia |
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Roberto Maya as |
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Eládio Freitas as Getúlio |
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Frieda Gutmann as Irene |
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Gildásio Leite as |
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Jacques de Beauvoir as Índio |
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Adagmar Valéria as Luanda |
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Carlos Athayde as Padre |
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Antônia Veloso as Carol |
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Jurandyr Ferreira as Funcionário |
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Sonia dos Humildes as Freira |
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Batuta Gusmão as Pai de santo |
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Luciano Gusmão as Repórter |
| Directing | José Umberto | Director |
| Writing | José Umberto | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vito Diniz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Charles F. Mendes de Almeida | Editor |
| Writing | José Umberto | Story |
| Production | José Umberto | Producer |
| Sound | Jaime Sodré | Music |
| Sound | Orlando Macedo | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Carlos Athayde | Assistant Director |
| Production | Rubem Medrado | Production Director |
| Sound | Moisés Gabriele | Music |
| Lighting | Eugenio Skolwaks | Electrician |