The Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth
File:The Age of the Earth.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Glauber Rocha
Produced by	Glauber Rocha
Written by	Glauber Rocha
Based on	A Idade da Terra by Castro Alves
Starring	Maurício do Valle Jece Valadão Antonio Pitanga Tarcísio Meira Geraldo Del Rey
Music by	Rogério Duarte
Cinematography	Roberto de Castro Pires Pedro de Moraes
Edited by	Carlos Cavalcante Cox Raul Soares Ricardo Miranda
Production company	Glauber Rocha Produções Embrafilme
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release dates	November 17, 1980 (1980-11-17)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

For other uses, see Age of the Earth.

The Age of the Earth (Portuguese: A Idade da Terra) is an 1980 avant-garde film directed by Glauber Rocha.

Cast

• Maurício do Valle as John Brahms
• Jece Valadão as Indigenous Christ
• Antonio Pitanga as Black Christ
• Tarcísio Meira as Military Christ
• Geraldo Del Rey as Guerilla Christ
• Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena
• Norma Bengell as Amazonas' Queen
• Carlos Petrovich as the Devil
• Mário Gusmão as Babalawo
• Danuza Leão
• Paloma Rocha

Production

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. It was finally shot in Bahia, Distrito Federal, and Rio de Janeiro.

Reception

It was Rocha's last film and the one that caused the most controversy. 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", where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.

External links

• The Age of the Earth at IMDb