Hysteries

Overview

Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1983

Original language

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Production

Tatu Filmes

Cast

Sílvia Leblon,Isa Castro,Nilson Villas-Boas,Chiquinho Brandão,Maria Rita Kehl,Teca Pereira,Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Director

Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho

Writer

Cida Aidar,Isa Castro

Cinematography

José Roberto Eliezer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt21855410