The Demiurge

Overview

A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-philosophical-chanchada", Mautner says. He also affirms that the work focuses a lot on the longing for Brazil, on the will that the exiled had to return to their homeland. The idea came from conversations between the musician and his old father, "always talking about the pre-Socratics", he recalls. Glauber Rocha states that "The Demiurge" is the best film "of" and "about" exile.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1972

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Kaos Filmes

Cast

Jards Macalé,Gal Costa,Norma Bengell,Jorge Mautner,Caetano Veloso,Gilberto Gil

Director

Jorge Mautner

Writer

Jorge Mautner

Cinematography

Lory Lane

Music

Caetano Veloso

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0325235