The Prophet of Hunger
1970·Brazil·93 min.
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The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.
DirectorMaurice Capovila
MusicRinaldo Rossi
CinematographyJorge Bodanzky
CastJosé Mojica Marins·Maurício do Valle·Julia Miranda·Sérgio Hingst·Joffre Soares·Adauto Santos·Eládio Brito·Flávio Império·Lenoir Bittencourt·Mário Lima·Angelo Mataran·Luiz Abreu·Jean-Claude Bernardet·Hamilton de AlmeidaShow all
Original titleO Profeta da Fome