Glauber Rocha

Rocha also the distinction of having the most films on Abraccine's list: 5 films. Rocha's films possess a staunch avant-garde and experimental nature, making of him a seminal figure of the new wave. His works are noted for their many political overtones, often addressing the passive-aggressive situation of the Third World, which Rocha referred to both metaphorically and objectively as "hunger" in his essay Estética da Fome (The Aesthetics of Hunger). Rocha won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Antonio das Mortes and the 1977 Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film for Di. Three of Rocha's films were nominated for the Palme d'Or, including Entranced Earth, which was awarded the FIPRESCI at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of the Locarno Film Festival of the same year.

• Name — Glauber Rocha • Birth Name — Glauber de Andrade Rocha • Born — 14 March 1939 • Birthplace — Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil • Died — 22 August 1981 • Place of death — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Children — 5 • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1959–1981 • Awards — * FIPRESCI: 1967 Entranced Earth • Prix de la mise en scène: 1969 Antonio das Mortes • Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film: 1977 Di • Relatives — Anecy Rocha (sister)

Rocha was born in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil, and moved with his family to Salvador when he was only nine years old, there studying in a well-known Presbyterian school. During his adolescence, he developed great interest in arts, especially theatre and cinema, and even joined a drama group. He was also very active in politics, a trait that would be strongly influential in his works. A member of the Brazilian radical left, he helped start a political party in the late 1950s that called for an anti-capitalist people's revolution and, among other things, advocated the abolition of money. By the age of 16, he started freelancing for a local newspaper and debuted as a movie reviewer. Later, he attended Law School for about two years and in 1959, after taking part in some projects as assistant, he finally directed his first Short film, Pátio. After gaining some recognition in Bahia for his critical and artistic work, Rocha decided to quit college and pursue a journalistic career, as well as being a film-maker. He is famous for his film trilogy, made up of Black God, White Devil (1964) – perhaps his most acclaimed movie, nominated for the Golden Palm - Entranced Earth (1967) and Antonio das Mortes (1969), award-winning for Best Director at Cannes. His films were renowned for their strongly-expressed political themes, often combined with mysticism and folklore, but also for their particular style and photography. Rocha is regarded as one of the best Brazilian directors of all time and leader of the Cinema Novo movement, as well as a full-time polemicist. He once said, "I am the Cinema Novo," paraphrasing Louis XIV's famous quote. In an interview with Le Monde, Rocha said: "My Brazilian films belong to a whole period when my generation was full of wild dreams and hopes. They are full of enthusiasm, faith and militancy and were inspired by my great love of Brazil." In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In the following year, Rocha made a brief appearance in the Dziga Vertov Group film Wind from the East. After refusing an invitation by Jean-Luc Godard to shoot a segment of the film, Rocha appeared as a man in a crossway pointing the direction of the political cinema, namely, the Cinema Novo. In 1971, during the Brazilian military dictatorship, he left the country to a voluntary exile, dwelling in many places, such as Spain, Chile, and France. He was in Lisbon with his life-partner Juliet Berto directing part of the collective Portuguese film As Armas e o Povo, between April 24th and May 1st 1974. Between 1974 and 1975, they were inseparable and travelled all over Europe with a Super 8. In 1975, he directed "Claro" in Rome, featuring his muse Juliet Berto. In 1981, his Portuguese filmmaker friend Manuel Carvalheiro helped him relocate to the Portuguese Riviera with Paula Gaitan, whom he had married, and their two small children. He never completely returned home until his last days, when he was transferred from Lisbon, where he had been receiving medical treatment for a lung infection, to Rio de Janeiro. Rocha resisted in hospital for few days, but ultimately died on August 22, 1981, at the age of 42. He had been married three times and had five children. His daughter Ava is a singer-songwriter.

Key • Indicates a documentary — Indicates a short film List of films directed by Glauber Rocha • Year — Original title — English release title(s) — Language(s) — Notes • 1958 — Cruz na Praça — Unfinished silent short film. Lost. • 1959 — Pátio — Terrace — Silent • 1962 — Barravento — Barravento / The Turning Wind — Portuguese • 1964 — Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol — Black God, White Devil — Portuguese • 1965 — Amazonas, Amazonas — Portuguese — Short documentary on the Amazonas state in Brazil. • 1966 — Maranhão 66 — Portuguese — Short documentary on José Sarney's inaugural address as governor of Maranhão state in Brazil and its poor people's harsh life conditions. • 1967 — Terra em Transe — Anguished Land / Land Entranced / Land in Anguish / Entranced Earth — Portuguese • 1968 — 1968 — Portuguese — Short documentary on the March of the One Hundred Thousand. • 1969 — O Dragão da Maldade Contra o Santo Guerreiro — Antonio das Mortes — Portuguese — French-Brazilian-German-American co-production • 1970 — Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças — Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças, The Lion Has Seven Heads — Portuguese, French, German, English — Brazilian-Italian-French-Congolese co-production. • 1970 — Cabezas Cortadas — Cutting Heads — Spanish — Spanish-Brazilian co-production. • 1972 — Câncer — Cancer — Portuguese — Filmed between 1968 and 1972. • 1972 — Paloma, Paloma — Portuguese — A diary of a trip filmed by Glauber in Punta del Este that documents the reunion of the Rocha family. • 1973 — História do Brasil — History of Brazil — Portuguese — Co-directed with Marcos Medeiros. Cuban-Italian co-production. Documentary on the history of Brazil. • 1975 — Claro — Italian, French, English — Italian production. • 1975 — As Armas e o Povo — Portuguese — Collective film. Directed with Alberto Seixas Santos, António da Cunha Telles, Eduardo Geada, José de Sá Caetano and José Fonseca e Costa. Portuguese production. Documentary on the 1974 Carnation Revolution. • 1977 — Di — Portuguese — Also known as Di Cavalcanti and Di-Glauber. Short documentary on Di Cavalcanti during his wake and burial. • 1977 — Jorge Amado no Cinema — Portuguese — Also known as Jorjamado and Jorjamado no Cinema. Short documentary on Jorge Amado. • 1980 — A Idade da Terra — The Age of the Earth — Portuguese • 2015 — A Vida É Estranha — Portuguese — Co-directed with Mossa Bildner. Filmed in 1973. Short documentary on Rocha and Bildner's trip to Essaouira city in Morocco.

Glauber Rocha was recorded at birth as Glauber de Andrade Rocha. The authorities additionally record the heading Glauber de Andrade Rocha. His recorded languages were Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. He married Helena Ignez and Paula Gaitán. 2 children are recorded: Eryk Rocha and Ava Rocha.