Hysteries (1983)
Synopsis
Interspersed with documentation of dancer Juliana Carneiro da Cunha’s "Possession" performance, which draws from Christian mysticism, in the filmmaker’s words this experimental short is about “the psychic suffering of women in a patriarchal society”. It takes the viewer on a disorienting journey—with abrupt cuts in sound and image—through the Catholic Church, repressed sexuality, racial violence perpetrated by white women, maternal fatigue, male chauvinism and drug addiction…
Release Date: 1983-01-01
Runtime: 16 minutes
Director: Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho
Top Cast
- Juliana Carneiro da Cunha as Dancer
- Isa Castro as
- Maria Rita Kehl as
- Sílvia Leblon as
- Chiquinho Brandão as
- Nilson Villas-Boas as
- Teca Pereira as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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