CinemaOSMovie · 1983 · 0h 16m

Hysteries

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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…

Directed byMaria Inês Nunes de Castilho

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 16m
Language
PT
Released
January 1, 1983
Studios
Tatu Filmes

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Dancer

Isa Castro

Maria Rita Kehl

Sílvia Leblon

Sílvia Leblon

Chiquinho Brandão

Chiquinho Brandão

Nilson Villas-Boas

Teca Pereira

Teca Pereira

Creative team
Directed by
Maria Inês Nunes de Castilho
Written by
Cida Aidar
Isa Castro

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