The Age of the Earth

Name: The Age of the Earth
Director: Glauber Rocha
Released: 1980
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Maurício do Valle, Jece Valadão, Antonio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira, Geraldo Del Rey

1980 · 148 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 723 VOTES · DIR. Glauber Rocha

Overview

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,095 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:02 Action!

00:27:53 in the country's political life...

00:31:00 But for congressman Belarmino's intervention...

00:34:23 manifesto written by Gen. Sílvio Frota...

00:39:26 My tomb shall be in the future!

00:44:45 Brother, brother

00:57:53 I have traveled across seven continents...

01:00:54 I shall never bow before my Father's enemies

01:09:23 because the cancer itself will never kill him, you know? Never!

01:13:03 Someone's going to die.

01:18:00 By Oshossi. By Shango. By Ogun.

01:22:42 but you must work for a living.

01:28:00 I cannot love you

01:32:27 This is the sewer of the universe.

01:45:30 Love!

01:52:04 Independence...

01:56:13 My father was a philosopher and all my ancestors were emperors.

01:59:11 Don't leave me at the mercy of my enemies.

02:03:13 After a Prophet appeared in the Northern mountains, no one dies here.

02:07:45 all the sciences that materialize desire

02:10:55 - African, Asian, European - Rights!

02:13:30 of socialist Europe, of Catholic Europe, of protestant Europe

02:16:20 And if the Father forgives us, we shall all be forgiven.

02:27:02 This is Bahia of all Christs! Bahia of all Christs!

Cast & Characters

Maurício do Valle Brahms Jece Valadão Indian Christ Antonio Pitanga Black Christ Tarcísio Meira Military Christ Geraldo Del Rey Revolutionary Christ Ana Maria Magalhães Aurora Madalena Norma Bengell Amazon Queen Danuza Leão Brahms' Wife Carlos Petrovicho Devil Mário Gusmão Babalaô

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,095

Dialogue density7.4 lines / min

First line00:04:02

Final line02:27:02

Production Record

DirectorGlauber Rocha

LanguagePortuguese

IMDb votes723