

Indiana Jones wishes he had this much swagger and existential dread.
In 1916, laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is in Paramaribo, Surinam visiting his mystic female friend Java. He helps a young heir haunted by voodoo spirits, delivers some weapons to rebels in Brazil and hunts for treasure with Rasputin.
Cinematography
Watercolor backgrounds that breathe like fever dreams.
Acting
Richard Berry's voice drips with world-weary charisma.
Production
Faithful Hugo Pratt adaptation, finally done right.
Director
Richard Danto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugo Pratt's original comics revolutionized European graphic novels by treating pulp adventure with literary seriousness—this adaptation finally captures that adult tone.
Marie Trintignant recorded her final role as Bocca Dorata here before her tragic death; her voice carries an unintentional valedictory weight.
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