Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade • Arthouse • 1969 • Brazil • Portuguese with English subtitles
Starring Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho

One of the high points of Brazil's subversive Cinema Novo movement, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's “Macunaíma” is an anarchic comedy that mixes ancient myths, racial burlesque, and urban guerrillas into a hallucinatory masterpiece. The titular ‘hero with no character’ emerges as a full-size adult from his mother’s belly, wandering across the country in a politically charged Tropicalist tale.