Successful manager is haunted by a sinister character who enters his dreams, Dr. Moura Brasil.
Direction
Calmon's aggressive experimentalism in his feature debut
Acting
Cláudio Marzo's committed descent into comic madness
Cinematography
Jarring dream sequences that refuse to stay dreamlike
Director
Antônio Calmon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Brazil's military dictatorship, the film's bureaucratic nightmare subtly critiques state control while disguising itself as absurdist comedy. Calmon was part of the Cinema Marginal movement that rejected polished 'Cinema Novo' aesthetics.
Sônia Braga appears in an early uncredited role before becoming Brazil's biggest international star. The film was nearly lost until a 2016 restoration.
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