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Release Year1975
Runtime—
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, Comedy
Votes1
DirectorJúlio Bressane
WritersJúlio Bressane
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsO Monstro Caraíba
About O Monstro Caraíba
It is a film about the deep Brazil, not Brazil as a society, state or experience; it is a film about a geological, prehistoric and pre-logical Brazil. The adventures of the Caribbean monster, its wanderings along a virgin beach evoke, before Brazil, the artistic wanderings of a filmmaker in constant friction and, why not say, struggle against the mommy-daddy cinema, produced without taste, without joy and without adventure.
Directed by Júlio Bressane, O Monstro Caraíba leans on a strong ensemble — Carlos Imperial, Leila Cravo, Julia Amorim — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1975.
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