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Brazilian director Glauber Rocha was only twenty years old when he made the interesting but uneven Barravento, his first film, and it already shows his interest in ritual and lower-class minorities. I... read more read more...n this instance, the spotlight is on the lives of fishermen with more African than European blood in their veins -- and in their culture. Their overseers are the opposite, and thus arises the nearly universal problem of white exploitation of a black, minority cultural group. Aside from the political issues involved, there is a lot of colorful dancing -- a hallmark of Brazil -- and a glimpse at macumba rituals. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Glauber Rocha

Release Date: April 22, 1962

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Fernando F. Croce
April 20, 2011
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

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